paravane

The paravane is a towed winged (hydrofoiled) underwater object—a water kite. Paravanes have been used in sport or commercial fishing, marine exploration and industry, sports and military applications. The wings of paravanes are sometimes in a fixed position, else positioned remotely or by actions of a human pilot. Pioneer parafoil developer Domina Jalbert considered water kites hardly different from air kites. However, paravanes generally orient themselves in respect to the water surface. They may have sensors that record or transmit data or are used entirely for generating a holding force like a sea anchor does. While a sea-anchor allows a vessel to drift more slowly downwind, the paravane travels sideways to the pull at one to several times the pulling speed. Paravanes are, like air kites, often symmetrical in one axis and travel in two directions, the change being effected by gybing, shunting, or flipping over.

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The Women's Royal Naval Service on the Home Front, 1917-1918 Q19723

Minesweeping boat (MSB) crewmen rig a paravane buoy

USS Webster (ARV-2) Paravane

Streaming a paravane aboard Boiki

Bundesarchiv Bild 193-02-4-39, Schlachtschiff Bismarck

Paramine coda

Paramine avanti

Paramine LaSpezia

The British Naval Campaign in the Baltic, 1918-1919 Q19332

HMS Glatton in drydock IWM SP 2083

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		The Women's Royal Naval Service on the Home Front, 1917-1918 Q19723		Commons
commons	image		Minesweeping boat (MSB) crewmen rig a paravane buoy		Commons
commons	image		USS Webster (ARV-2) Paravane		Commons
commons	image		Streaming a paravane aboard Boiki		Commons
commons	image		Bundesarchiv Bild 193-02-4-39, Schlachtschiff Bismarck		Commons
commons	image		Paramine coda		Commons
commons	image		Paramine avanti		Commons
commons	image		Paramine LaSpezia		Commons
commons	image		The British Naval Campaign in the Baltic, 1918-1919 Q19332		Commons
commons	image		HMS Glatton in drydock IWM SP 2083		Commons