NAVY SIMPLIFIES 'SUB' ESCAPE APPARATUS New device for escaping from sunken submarines will replace 'Davis' apparatus.

Record ID: 450962

  • Title: NAVY SIMPLIFIES 'SUB' ESCAPE APPARATUS New device for escaping from sunken submarines will replace 'Davis' apparatus.
  • Date: 4th October 1954
  • Summary: Gosport, England: GV Submarine alongside dock. SV 'Twill Trunk' demonstration, man towards to locker. SCU Man pulling equipment out of locker. CU Man putting on apparatus. CU Man hooded. LV Man towards & into escape hatch. GV Training tower. CU Board '100 SUBMARINE ESCAPE TRAINING TANK, ENTRANCE' SV Sailor in outer chamber. CU Sailor checking equipment etc., SV Sailor enters inner chamber. SCU Chamber being closed. SCU Turning on valves to let water in to the escape hatch. TV Man surfacing in tank. CU Officer on telephone. SV Man surfacing & wearing buoyancy suit. GV Another ditto. CU Two demonstrators floating on tank in buoyancy suits. Navy - Active; Safety Devices; Great Britain Initials HAWKINS Gosport Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 19th October 1954 12:00
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  • Location: GOSPORT, ENGLAND
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  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Reuters ID: LVAE1RSKDYJX2HNVYSQE9ITOE4SL
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  • Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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