Hydroid, Inc., a subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime, the leading manufacturer of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles, announced today that its REMUS 100 AUV aided in the discovery of the World War I German submarine U-106, which had been missing since October 1917. The Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN), which used the REMUS vehicle, located the missing submarine off the coast of Terschelling in the Netherlands.

“The REMUS 100’s compact size and proven reliability for deployment in shallow waters made it an ideal tool for this mission,” said Christopher von Alt , President and one of the co-founders of Hydroid. “It was designed for operation in coastal environments up to 100 meters in depth, and it has a proven track record for durability and dependability.”