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 the far right corner.The identification of these sets was made possible by Peter Jackson one of the founding members of the HDS. On this picture you can identify from left to right:
1 – P Party Mark 1 + Sladen Suit
2 – Human Torpedo Apparatus + Sladen Suit
3 – DSEA – Davis Submerged Escape Apparatus
4 – Experimental Equipment – Human torpedo apparatus with remote oxygen supply for test purposes
5 – MRS – Mine Recovery Suit
6 – ASWDD – Admiralty Shallow Water Diving Dress + Sladen Suit
Surface supplied straight to mask
7 – UWSBA (Dunlop/experimental) – Under Water Swimming Breathing Apparatus
Not used until + 1945
8 Standard Diving Dress
Therebreathersite was founded by Jan Willem Bech in 1999. After a diving career of many years, he decided to start technical diving in 1999. He immediately noticed that at that time there was almost no website that contained the history of closed breathing systems. The start for the website led to a huge collection that offered about 1,300 pages of information until 2019. In 2019, a fresh start was made with the website now freely available online for everyone. Therebreathersite is a source of information for divers, researchers, technicians and students. I hope you enjoy browsing the content!