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Villeroi Documents By this letter, the Minister of the French Navy notified Brutus de Villeroi of the rejection of his proposal by the Commission appointed to exam it. The letter informs de Villeroi that the French Navy would not be taking any further action to acquire his submarine invention. Page 1 - END If you'd like to subscribe for e-mail updates regarding the Alligator, click here. If you have a question regarding the Alligator project, please e-mail alligator@noaa.gov The United States Navy's Office of Naval Research and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of National Marine Sanctuaries have initiated a cooperative project to unlock the secrets of the U.S.S. Alligator.