Diving with the US Navy Mark III and the Craftsweld Commercial Dive Helmet

Diving with the US Navy Mark III and the Craftsweld Commercial Dive Helmet | Gallagan's Island |

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I spent the day diving with my sister, donning antique dive gear and for her first ever dive in heavy gear, she chose to use the US Navy Mark III. Now this helmet has quite a story, it was made by A J Morse & Son around the turn of the century. It started out its life as a 5 bolt helmet, making it a Navy Mark I helmet, and at some point the US Navy had the helmet updated from a bolt helmet to a threaded helmet. While this helmet is a Morse, the US Navy chose to have it converted by Schrader. A. Schrader's Son, Inc. has manufactured diving helmets since 1849, in New York. Schrader has changed hands a few times over the years, but in 1952 Craftsweld Equipment Corporation purchased Schrader and continued to produce Schrader helmets and equipment, but deciding to only use their brand name. Craftsweld produced many fine helmets over the years, including the commercial helmet I had the pleasure of diving, until the company sold in 1999 to Ray Mathieson, who revived the A. Schrader's Son, Inc. name and finally leaving New York for Maryland. In 2016 after Mathieson's passing, Schrader has a new home in Pennsylvania and a new owner, John Heinz.
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@jasonck9635 10 ай бұрын

Those are so cool ! I always was fascinated with old deep sea divers !

@renatogodinhorg 2 ай бұрын

Lindo 👌😄👍💜❤️💛🧡💚💙

@marumiyuhime 10 ай бұрын

those suits are so cool normally they just sit hung on the wall or on a dummy but to use it wow so cool even with its drawbacks and better gear available. they just have a cool factor like old steam trains.

@gallagansisland 10 ай бұрын

Exactly! It's a shame this equipment is sometimes left to rot and will never touch water again. I love being able to use this gear and keeping its history alive!

@doctorgravy6892 4 ай бұрын

so. cool

@Akamaholic 2 жыл бұрын

I would absolutely freak the hell out if I was underwater in that suit

@gallagansisland 2 жыл бұрын

Haha it's really not as scary as you'd think but it's still definitely not for everyone lol

@PyroHockey729 Жыл бұрын

It creepy lol

@WaitFrends 11 ай бұрын

Здравствуйте. Это один из самых хороших видов снаряжения для подводно технических работ. В водолазной школе я пробовал погружатся в таком костюме, это очень удобнок снаряжение. Встречаются ситуации, когда только это снаряжение можно использовать.

@dylannnope7539 3 жыл бұрын

Great video

@abettermousetrap 10 ай бұрын

I've been a diver for over 40 years, logged over 1500 dives and would be terrified of getting into that thing. Where's my bailout bottle, my emergency ascent method, my backup plan? oh wait, you got nothing. What's your backup plan? Prayer!!

@chrisfonden6431 10 ай бұрын

I had the opportunity to do that when I was a new diver in Pt Pleasant NJ by the Manasquan RR bridge . I was scared . Rickety old air compressor. Guy about 60+ years old donned it and had a hell of a time walking through the muck and mud into the river.

@stephentaylor6204 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent. Thank you.

@forgetfulpriestiv14 Жыл бұрын

I want to do this so bad

@alexking5086 3 жыл бұрын

That's soo epiccc

@davidcrandall2415 10 ай бұрын

See the videos from Mythbusters where they purposely cause a catastrophic failure of the pressurized air in the suit. The victim was an actual human skelton,, over which they wrapped and stitched together a human form out of pig flesh, with a "stomach" with "contents". The suited victim was lowered to depth in a sharkcage, with several video cameras on him/it. The airline was compromised, and the cameras captured the suit constricting, with the simulated red liquid filled stomach pushed into the helmet. Commentors noted that they heard the skeltons bones breaking, but I think that this detail was later edited out. It was gory enough! Must watch.

@stephenchester4840 3 жыл бұрын

I like to try hard hat diving

@mihalispsychedelicrealeyes1284 Жыл бұрын

I have a Jack brown, and two Chinese hats, old style lead belt, brass shoes, brass cased knife and two brand new suits, but I dive my superlite 17, k or my Miller 400 all the time.

@archiebunker139 Жыл бұрын

I the 70s my fish tank had one of those divers in it

@jasonck9635 10 ай бұрын

Those things look so heavy

@holliday89 Ай бұрын

where are good places to get this type of equipment? finding it is seemingly quite hard

@gallagansisland Ай бұрын

There are still a few companies in the US that manufacture it (DESCO & Schrader) to the original standard. If you are looking for something old, I'd recommend a few dive helmet related Facebook groups, or there's a helmet auction at least once a year (Nation's Attic). Sometimes you can get lucky at antique shops and swap meets

@orcachahyadi2443 Жыл бұрын

How you treat that suit untill now,,,because my unit had that suit but we can't use it.

@Narko_Marko Жыл бұрын

So when youre in this suit, can you just jump down 50 meters and not have your head blow up from water pressure?

@Czaja_ Жыл бұрын

Link on helmet and skafander plis🙏

@Vash_Kep 5 ай бұрын

Что же вы ребятам свитер под горло не дали,что-бы шею резиной не натёрли.В СССР у советских водолазов были свитера из верблюжьей шерсти.

@gallagansisland 5 ай бұрын

I've dove a Russian dress and I understand why that would've been needed. The rubber on American dresses don't sit up high on the neck, unlike a Russian dress