Sun 14 May
|The Diving Museum
Rideout to The Diving Museum
GWC-Members only: Open since 2011 in Gosport, Hampshire, it is the only museum dedicated to diving in the UK.
Time & Location
14 May 2023, 09:00 – 16:00
The Diving Museum, No. 2 Battery, Stokes Bay Rd, Gosport PO12 2QU, UK
About the event
GWC-Members only
Gosport has a claim to being the ‘home’ of the global diving industry. In 1832 the Deane brothers (the inventors of the diving helmet) carried out the world’s first commercial dive just off the coast of the Isle of Wight. John Deane subsequently moved to Gosport to continue working on local wrecks. Their invention suddenly made underwater exploration possible and the new ‘art of diving’ was soon practised all around the world. The prototype helmet which the Deane brothers used to perfect their diving helmet is currently on display in the Diving Museum.
Although it is small, the museum has a wide range of diving equipment including diving bells, chambers and atmospheric diving suits. Every kind of diving is represented – recreational, military, scientific, commercial and even breath-hold diving. And every era from ancient to modern. There is something for everyone in this fascinating museum.
The Historical Diving Society…
Schedule
30 minutesArrival and fill up tanks
Chippenham Services
5 hours 30 minutesRideout