The Journal of Diving History, Volume 23, Issue 3 (Number 84), 2015 Item Type monograph Publisher Historical Diving Society U.S.A. Download date 04/10/2021 09:41:20 Link to Item http://hdl.handle.net/1834/35933 The Journal of Diving History Third Quarter 2015 • Volume 23 • Number 84 Man-in-the-Sea: Commemorating the Golden Anniversary of SEALAB II You are cordially invited to join the Historical Diving Society and the Marine Technology Society at the AQUANAUT REUNION commemorating the Golden Anniversary of SEALAB II and the beginning of saturation diving Thursday, October 29, 2015 6-10 pm San Diego, California MORE INFORMATION AND RSVP AT www.mts-sandiego.org SEALAB II off the coast of Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 1965 Program Dinner Menu: 6-7: Happy hour (no host) Petite Filet & Shrimp Scampi 7-8: Dinner (5 oz. Petite Filet Mignon wrapped in bacon, charbroiled and served with three tender 8-9: Program and Raffle jumbo Shrimp Scampi) 9-10: Reception Gourmet Spring Mix Salad Dinner Rolls and Butter Program details: Keynote address by Rice and Fresh Seasonal Vegetables author and journalist Ben Hellwarth Kona Coffee, Brewed Decaf, Hot Tea (“SEALAB: America’s Forgotten Quest to Black Forest Cake Live and Work on the Ocean Floor”); talks by Aquanaut Robert Bornholdt, and Diving Cost: $58/person Unlimited founder Dick Long. Displays of includes commemorative artifacts and a raffle with great prizes! SEALAB II 50th Anniversary coffee mug. HISTORICAL DIVING SOCIETY USA A PUBLIC BENEFIT NONPROFIT CORPORATION PO BOX 2837, SANTA MARIA, CA 93457 USA TEL. 805-934-1660 FAX 805-934-3855 e-mail: [email protected] or on the web at www.hds.org PATRONS OF THE SOCIETY HDS USA BOARD OF DIRECTORS Ernie Brooks II Carl Roessler Dan Orr, Chairman James Forte, Director Leslie Leaney Lee Selisky Sid Macken, President Janice Raber, Director Bev Morgan Greg Platt, Treasurer Ryan Spence, Director Steve Struble, Secretary Ed Uditis, Director ADVISORY BOARD Dan Vasey, Director Bob Barth Jack Lavanchy Dr. George Bass Clement Lee WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE CONTINUED Tim Beaver Dick Long SUPPORT OF THE FOLLOWING: Dr. Peter B. Bennett Krov Menuhin Dick Bonin Daniel Mercier FOUNDING CORPORATIONS Ernest H. Brooks II Joseph MacInnis, M.D. Texas, Inc. Jim Caldwell J. 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Weed Kevin Lengyel Mike Pelissier HISTORICAL AFFILIATE OF: Third Quarter 2015, Volume 23, Number 84 The Journal of Diving History 1 COLUMNS THE JOURNAL 3 EDITORIAL SEALAB II OF DIVING HISTORY by Leslie Leaney 48 THE SUBMARINE LENS Third Quarter 2015 • Volume 23 • Number 84 Home Made Housings ISSN 1094-4516 by Sid Macken 50 HELMETS OF THE DEEP Helmets Displayed by Global Diving & Salvage FEATURES by Leslie Leaney 6 Man-In-the Sea. Commemorating the 52 BOOKS IN DEPTH Golden Anniversary of SEALAB II In Deep: The Story of Global Diving & Salvage, by Joe Gustav, reviewed by Christopher Swann 54 COVER STORY Paper Covers by Peter Jackson 55 IMAGES IN HISTORY Tritonia Diving Armor Photograph by Gary Pilecki 56 VINTAGE PATENTS The Promethean Fire of SEALAB II, Petrie-Martin 1 ATA Diving Apparatus 7 By James Vorosmarti, MD by Kevin Hardy 58 HELMET AUCTIONS 8 Dedication to Berry Cannon, Aquanaut by Leslie Leaney SEALAB II/III, by Bob Barth 60 SCUBA AUCTIONS 9 Berry L. Cannon by Ed LaRochelle 10 Mary Lou Cannon, In Her Own Words 62 CAMERA AUCTIONS by Sid Macken 11 Early Days: Deep Diving Before SEALAB, by Leslie Leaney 65 HDS USA QUARTERLY REPORT by Sid Macken, President 18 The Medical and Human Performance Problems of Living Under the Sea, by Joseph B. MacInnis M.D. THIS ISSUE 24 Introduction to SEALAB II, 4 Dr. Eugenie Clark and Bob Kirby receive by George F. Bond 2015 HDS Diving Pioneer Awards 25 SEALAB II at 50, by Ben Hellwarth 68 In Memory: John Piña Craven 32 Aquanaut Rosters, by James H. Osbourne 72 Classifieds 35 SEALAB II Tech Specs ON THE COVER U.S. Navy Aquanaut Berry L. 40 SEALAB II 50th Anniversary – Who Cares, Cannon descends over the access trunk on top of SEALAB II by Craig Cooper at 205-ft off the coast of La Jolla, CA. (Official Photograph, U.S. Navy) 42 SEALAB II Endbell Honors Aquanauts, by Lindy Dosher 45 Days of Future Passed, 1965 – 1969, by Kevin Hardy EDITORIAL The Journal of Diving History (Formerly Historical Diver Magazine, founded by Leslie Leaney in 1993) SEALAB II ISSN 1094-4516 The Official Publication of: ith this issue of the Journal we are taking a break from The Historical Diving Society U.S.A. our usual format, and and have invited our colleague The Historical Diving Society Canada Kevin Hardy to serve as guest editor of the detailed MAGAZINE STAFF Waccounting in this issue of SEALAB II and its unique position in Leslie Leaney, Publisher & Executive Editor the history of diving on the occasion of Nyle Monday, Senior Editor the project’s 50th anniversary. Bonnie Toth, Managing Editor Kevin will be familiar to members COLUMNISTS who are involved in oceanography and Peter Jackson, Ed LaRochelle, Leslie Leaney, deep ocean research, having spent a Sid Macken, Nyle Monday, Gary Pilecki, Jim Vorosmarti career spanning over 40 years at Scripps Institution of Oceanography/UCSD CONTRIBUTING WRITERS in La Jolla, California, before starting Steve Barsky, David Dekker, Peter Dick, Brett Gilliam, Ben Hellwarth, Michael Jung, his own marine technology company, Terry Maas, Janice Raber, Philippe Rousseau Global Ocean Design. More recently his name has appeared in numerous media INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY EDITORS HDS USA — Leslie Leaney outlets as the unmanned vehicle Lander HDS CANADA — Phil Nuytten Commander for our Advisory Board member Jim Cameron’s deep dive to the Challenger Deep/Mariana Trench in 2012. With this THE JOURNAL OF DIVING HISTORY SEALAB II issue, he and HDS Advisory Board Member Ian Koblick (ISSN 1094-4516) is published four times a year by the Historical will begin a series on the History of Underwater Habitats. Diving Society, a Non-Profit Corporation, PO BOX 2837, Santa Ma- The history of SEALAB has played an important role ria, CA 93457, USA. ©2015 Historical Diving Society. All Rights Reserved. Tel. 805-934-1660 ext. 3, Fax 805-934-3855. during the formative decades of the HDS. USN Captain Paul The Journal of Diving History is compiled by Ed LaRochelle, Leslie Linaweaver was at one time Chairman of the HDS, Aquanuats Leaney, Sid Macken, and Nyle Monday.