U.S. NAVY SEALAB I UNDERWATER HABITAT SATURATION DIVING 1964 DOCUMENTARY FILM 25304

In 1964 off the coast of Bermuda, SEALAB I was lowered to a depth 192 feet. This film documents that amazing event. The Sealab I experiment was to test the theories of saturated diving and the ability of humans to live and operate at extreme pressures. The test involved four divers: LCDR Robert Thompson, MC; Gunners Mate First Class Lester Anderson; Chief Quartermaster Robert A. Barth; and Chief Hospital Corpsman Sanders Manning. The top side commander was Captain George F. Bond, also called "Poppa Topside." The mission called for the four divers to stay submerged for three weeks, but the project was stopped only after 11 days due to threat of a tropical storm which posed a danger to the ocean surface support staff. Introduced and narrated by Academy Award nominated film actor Jack Cooper ("Skippy" - 1931). Cooper also played editor Perry White in the Superman movies made in the 1980's.

[@MrDastardly]

Interesting post. Well done. 👏👏👏

[@lindabravo9351]

We enjoy the museum sooo much great learning experience

[@dougcase7545]

Captain Jackie Cooper was a distinguished Navy officer, as well as an actor and director.

[@lvcivsiv3561]

He was a little rascal.

[@davidduffy9806]

It’s curious how the idea of living under the seas has lost favour in the public imagination

[@dougcase7545]

Yes, it is. Jacques Cousteau also had several undersea habitats in the early to mid '60's (Conshelf I,II, III) that were documented in National Geographic TV specials when I was a kid.

[@dwaynekcampbell6312]

I have documents from this

[@jaymerodriguez3600]

Imagine if the death right before sealab 3 hadn’t occurred, and the funding wasn’t so directed at NASA in the 60s. We could have cities under the ocean potentially

[@mad4dam]

Bioshock

[@BeryJensen]

Have you seen those vintage tattoos?

[@johneynon7121]

Yes, my father Harold Ray Eynon (master deep sea diver) had those and others. He assisted with Sealab 2 while serving aboard The salvage vessle Gear.

[@mad4dam]

Bioshock...

[@johnstack4316]

This is narrated by Ronald Reagan