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gb Submarine escape breathing apparatus This relatively unknown oxygen rebreather is in the collection of teh Royal Navy Submarine Museum. The device can be seen here thanks to Åke who provided these photos. The device was used aboard HMS Umpire by PO A. Bland who...
by Jan Willem Bech | Database OX UK
gb A special variant of the Salvus The photos below show two unusual configurations of the Salvus oxygen rebreather. No1. Special ‘Salvus’ with oxygen cylinder, reducing valve, carried at the side in a pocket attached to the waist-belt; CO2 absorbent chamber and...
by Jan Willem Bech | Database OX UK
gb Very early 1914 oxygen multi-role rebreather The Salvus ANS The Salvus oxygen rebreather is a multi-purpose device. It was used for firefighting, breathing in toxic atmospheres and for shallow diving up to 33 ft. The device also had application as an Amphibian...
by Jan Willem Bech | Database OX UK
gb Early 1942 the Sladen Suit development The Sladen Suit is named after an English officer named Geoffrey Mainwaring Sladen. Sladen was born in Reigate, Surrey, England, on 3 Aug 1904 baptized and on 31 Aug 1904 married Anna Maria Rolt in Amersham in 1931.Sladen...
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gb After 1878, Henry Fleuss and Robert Davis Henry Albert Fleuss and Robert H. Davis In the period between 1878 and 1933, Henry Albert Fleuss and Robert H. Davis worked together at Siebe Gorman & Co. Development began with the well-known Fleuss device, which...
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gb Siebe Gorman Stelox oxygen rebreather Aircrew (?) Oxygen rebreather Very little information remains about this breathing apparatus produced in the late 1960s. The device appears to have been used for aviation. The apparatus is an oxygen system with a scrubber and a...
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gb Siebe Gorman Vitox oxygen rebreather Constant feed Oxygen rebreather This apparatus is on the same regenerative principle as that of the “Proto”, but instead of being disposed equally back and front of the wearer, it is designed to be carried wholly on the back,...
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gb Submarine escape 1906 Captain Hall, Doctor Rees and Robert Davis submarine escape system 1906 using oxylithe Early submarines had a tendency to sink, and a number of accidents before the First World War made the Admiralty look into the possibility of developing an...
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gb Amphibian MK2 with neck pattern breathing bag This apparatus is on the same principle as the Amphibian Mark 1, the main difference being in the breathing bag which is formed to fit round the neck and shoulders, as in the “Salvus” A.N.S., instead of on...
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gb The original Amphibian MK1 for underwater use and in poison gas Figures 1 and 2, the original “Amphibian” dual-purpose apparatus, i.e., for use in poison gas or under water, consists of a steel cylinder, charged with pure oxygen for depths not exceeding...
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gb First practicable Oxygen breathing apparatus 1878 Henry Albert Fleuss, born in 1851 and passing away in 1933, was an esteemed figure in the field of diving engineering, notably serving as the Master Diver for Siebe, Gorman & Co. of London. In the early hours of...
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gb The W.E.Garforth breathing apparatus In 1906, William Edward Garforth, managing director and later director of Pope and Pearson presented his on-demand breathing apparatus for use in mines. The device with a 3-hour usage time and weighting 14,5 kg was distinguished...
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gb Dunlop underwater swim breathing apparatus UWSBA Over the past 20 years, I have been asked fairly frequently about the Dunlop diving suit. Dunlop was active for the Admiralty in WWII and produced a diving suit and underwater swimming and breathing apparatus. After...
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gb Oxymax-3 by Submarine Products The Oxymax 3 is a oxygen closedcircuit capable of using oxygen and oxygen/helium mixtures. The unit has a build in open circuit regulator by means of an demand valve placed in the mouthpiece. De unit was build by Submarine Products in...
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gb au X-craft Midget Submarines Watchkeeper-suit In March 1942, the the story of the X-craft submarines began with Job 82. Job 82 was the order to build two midget Submarines code-named D.235 and D.236. The two prototypes were later named X3 and X4 with which the name...
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gb Siebe Gorman Beach Recovery Suit Robert Davis book Deep Diving and Submarine operations refers to the Beach Recovery Suit as used in the Normandy beach landings. The suit has great similarities with the Salvus diving pattern 3485 however it is equipped with a...
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gb The ATEA This small oxygen device was used during World War II to allow tank crews to escape from a sunken tank. The DD tank was an amphibious tank capable of floating by raising a collar. In case the amphibious action failed, the sherman tank would sink. The crew...
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gb The Human Torpedo Sladen Suit MK II The Human Torpedo is equipment consisting of a Sladen suit and an MKII Amphibian Siebe Gorman &Co rebreather. The diving suit, called Sladen Suit, gets its name from programme leader Geoff Sladen. The rebreather is a Davis...
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gb THE EARLY UNITS OF SIEBE GORMAN and DUNLOP The amazing picture above has been the result of artificial (color) intelligence and pure knowledge of Peter Jackson. The Picture taken mid 40s at Tolworth Chessington outside the building which housed the diving tank in...
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gb The Amphibian MKIIa diving apparatus The half-hour device Amphibian MK II a is a gerslot oxygen rebreather used for special operations, diving in sewers, shallow water diving and whith motorised submersible canoeing. The unit is equipped with an over-the-shoulder...
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gb The development of the frogman in and before WWII The Amphibian series of closed diving systems have been developing since before the Second World War. The striking equipment is seen in many photographs and is often difficult to distinguish in its various versions....
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gb Universal oxygen and mixgas non magnetic diving set The CDBA or Clearance Diving Breathing Apparatus is a diving system for use with oxygen or with Mixture gases. The system has been in use by a number of countries including the English, Australian, Canadian and...
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gb Fire brigade & Mine Rescue Oxygen rebreather THE “LUNGOVOX” SELF-CONTAINED OXYGEN BREATHING APPARATUS LUNG-GOVERNED TYPE The “ Lungovox,” Self-contained Breathing Apparatus, carried wholly on the back, embodies a Reducing Valve and a Lung-governed device which...
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gb Fire brigade & Mine Rescue Oxygen rebreather Fire brigade version with FFM and whistle The Minox was developed as an “inspection” apparatus, to enable untrained mines inspectors or managers to wear as it was fully automatic, being accompanied by a full rescue...
