- Title:
- Diving Suit, Of Type Used In North Sea
- Object name(s):
- Diving Suit
- Collection:
- Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums
- Accession date:
- 1997-04
- Acquisition method:
- Gift
- Associated concept:
- Maritime History
- Associated date:
- 1980s
- Associated person:
- Divex Ltd
- Current location:
- On Display - Aberdeen Maritime Museum
- Dimension:
- Height 180 cm
- Inscription content:
- Divex
- Inscription position:
- Helmet And Suit
- Object name:
- Diving Suit
- Object number:
- ABDMS025325.1
- Object production date:
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1980
- Date - latest:
- 1980
- Object status:
- Accessioned object
- Responsible department/section:
- Maritime History
- Text:
- Diving equipment was used in North Sea during the 1980s. It was also used in diving operations off the coast of Brazil. The suit is flooded with hot water from the support vessel to keep the diver warm in the freezing temperature of the deep North Sea.
- Text reference number:
- https://emuseum.aberdeencity.gov.uk/objects/31502
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/1704c10c-320f-3798-a54b-f24ebadcc7de
Use licence for this record: CC 0
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/1704c10c-320f-3798-a54b-f24ebadcc7de, Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums, CC 0
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