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NH 99837 USS Walke

Photo #: NH 99837 USS Walke
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Title: USS Walke
Description: (Destroyer # 34) Assistants on board the ship remove weighted belt from diver George D. Stillson (Gunner, USN) after his return to the surface, during deep diving tests conducted in Long Island Sound in late October and early November 1914. This photo may have been taken during Stillson's 23 October dive, in which he reached the bottom in 88 1/2 feet of water. The diver is standing on a ladder suspended from the ship's side and extending to a depth of 80 feet. Courtesy of Jim Kazalis, 1981. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 99837
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