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Marine Diving Displays

Marine Diving Displays


Marine Diving Displays

Diving helmets and equipment from the early days of diving to the present.



U.S. Navy Diving

U.S. Navy Diving

U.S. Navy Diving
U.S. Navy Diving


From World War II to Today

Military Diving Manufacturers
By the end of World War II, the Diving Equipment & Salvage Company had grown to be the largest equipment manufacturing in the world. This small Milwaukee company's expansion was due in large part to military contracts secured during the war.

Covert Diving Operations

World War II also provided the environment for the formation of combat swimmers, or military "frogmen," as they were sometimes called. These groups evolved into "Underwater Demolition Teams," and are now known as the Navy SEALS. Using various items of diving equipment, some of which are still classified as secret, these military diving units are actively involved in military operations today.

Saturation Diving

By the 1960s, as oilfield diving was pushing the limits of depth and time underwater, the US Navy's SEALAB research was conducted off the coast of Santa Barbara, around the Channel Islands.

U.S. Navy Diving Today

U.S. Navy divers today are involved in a variety of tasks. Besides being involved in underwater military operations around the world, navy divers are also actively participating in scientific research studies in local, state, and federal waters around the country.

Perhaps one of the most exciting new developments in navy diving is the salvaging of the USS Monitor. The Monitor is a Civil-War ironclad battleship that foundered and sunk in 1862 off the coast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. This ship is famous for its legendary sea battle with the Confederate ironclad CSS Virginia -- more commonly known by its former Union name, the USS Merrimack. This famous wreck site is designated as a national marine sanctuary, and is the subject of ongoing research and study.
 



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