Under Aquatic Diving History
The independence and working potential of the diver were dramatically improved when the Dean Brothers introduced the surface-supplied diving helmet in 1832. In 1837 Augustus Siebe significantly improved upon Dean’s original design and introduced the “closed” Diving Dress to supplement the helmet.
This equipment widely known as the Standard Diving Dress has remained essentially unchanged and can still be found in use throughout the world. Until World War II it was the most widely used diving equipment. Advanced technology has allowed further development of this equipment with new Helmet designs and different Diving Dress materials but the basic principle of operation remains the same.
(Colonel Pasley and the Royal Engineers Working on the Royal George)
First Achievement
Successful Training
After unsuccessful attempts to position the charges using the diving bell from the Naval Dockyard Pasley trained several soldiers in the use of Mr Kemp’s diving equipment, having first tested the concept himself and thus become the first Service diver on 28 April that year. Within a short period, charges had been successfully laid by divers of the Royal Sappers and Miners and the wreck was demolished.
