The year is 1912. Gunner George D. Stillson undertakes a systematic examination of the Navy’s diving programs, finding them in a state of deplorable neglect. Battleship-oriented fleet commanders
“The question of deep diving enters largely into the subject of salving of submarines and crews,” wrote Gunner Arthur D. Freshman to George Stillson when asked his opinion
Read Part 1 Mundane as early pre-World War 1 diving work could oftentimes be, it was still punctuated by moments of terror and tragedy. All divers recognized the
The year is 1912. Gunner George D. Stillson undertakes a systematic examination of the Navy’s diving programs, finding them in a state of deplorable neglect. Battleship-oriented fleet commanders
