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ASteinke hood, named for its inventor,Lieutenant Harris Steinke, is a device designed to aid escape from a sunkensubmarine. In essence, it is an inflatable life jacket with a hood that completely encloses the wearer's head, trapping a bubble of breathable air. It is designed to assistbuoyant ascent. An advancement over its predecessor, theMomsen lung, Steinke invented and tested it in 1961 by escaping from theUSS Balao at a depth of 318 ft (97 m); it became standard equipment in all submarines of theUnited States Navy throughout theCold War period. The U.S. Navy replaced Steinke hoods on U.S. submarines with escape suits calledSubmarine Escape Immersion Equipment in the late 2000s.
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