M.R.S by Siebe Gorman
The MRS was an adaptation by Siebe Gorman of an oxygen-nitrogen gas mixture self contained diving dress designed by Sir Robert Davis and his son R.W.G. Davis before World War II. This apparatus was similar in appearance to the standard diver’s dress and along similar lines to the early Drager self contained apparatus.
The MRS was the first type of diving apparatus used by the famous P-party or human minesweepers. These men were responsible for clearing mines and unexploded bombs from the harbours and rivers. Later this group used the P-party diving set, which was a modification of the “Salvus”.
The main difference in these sets was not the principle of oxygen breathing, but the antimagnetic quality of the metals used in the set, because many of the mines these men were called upon to delouse were of the magnetic variety.
Een speciaal dankwoord aan David L Dekker voor het beschikbaar stellen van deze geweldige foto’s van de ademset en de helm. Wordt zeer gewaardeerd david. Neem ook eens een kijkje op de website van David voor fantastische fotos en historische verhalen! www.divinghelmet.nl
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