Deep-sea diving suit, for salvage work on HMS M1 subrine
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Deep-sea diving suit, for salvage work on HMS M1 subrine
German deep-sea diving suit brought from Kiel for examining the lost submarine M1. On 21 November 1925, while on an exercise in the English Channel, the M1 subrine sank with the loss of her entire crew, the crew members appear to have tried to escape by flooding the interior and opening the escape hatch, but their bodies were never found. At the time the subrine was lying to deep to use ordinary diving apparatus. So the decision was made to ask for the assistance of Messrs. Neufeldt and Kuhnke, of Kiel, who specialized in deep-sea diving apparatus.
November 1925
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Apparatus Attached Cable Deep Diving Heavy Messrs Suits Underwater 1925
EDITORS COMMENTS
In November 1925, the HMS M1 submarine tragically sank in the English Channel, taking with it the lives of its entire crew. The cause of the disaster remained a mystery, as the submarine was lying too deep for conventional diving apparatus to reach. In response to this challenge, the British authorities turned to the expertise of Messrs. Neufeldt and Kuhnke, renowned deep-sea diving specialists from Kiel, Germany. This photograph captures the heavy-duty deep-sea diving suit that was brought over from Germany for the salvage operation. The suit, made of thick metal and equipped with a cable attachment, was designed to withstand the immense pressure of the deep sea. The divers would use this suit to examine the wreckage of the M1 and potentially recover the lost crew members. The M1 submarine had sunk on November 21, 1925, during an exercise in the English Channel. The crew had attempted to escape by flooding the interior and opening the escape hatch, but their bodies were never found. The incident occurred during the 1920s, a time when deep-sea diving technology was still in its infancy, making the task at hand all the more daunting. The photograph serves as a poignant reminder of the dangers and complexities of deep-sea exploration in the early 20th century. The image of the deep-sea diving suit, with its heavy metal exterior and cable attachment, stands as a testament to the ingenuity and determination of the divers and engineers who risked their lives to uncover the secrets of the deep.
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