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Photo #: NH 92532 USS Walke (Destroyer # 34) "Lungmotor" and other equipment in a recompression chamber installed on board the ship to support deep diving tests conducted in Long Island Sound during late October and early November 1914. A dive made on 3 November 1914 reached the then-record depth of 274 feet. Courtesy of Jim Kazalis, 1981. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 63KB; 740 x 455 pixels

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Image posted 4 December 2004
Caption corrected and image reposted 25 January 2007