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British Naval Diver Sets World Record

(10 a.m.) LONDON, Aug. 29. Petty Officer W. Ballard, who descended 535 ft. from the submarine rescue ship Reclaim into Loch Fyne, Argyllshire, set up a new world record dive which America held at 440 ft. Petty Officer Ballard wore a specially adapted diving suit. The object was to enable naval technicians to perfect a diving suit in which rescuers can work comfortably at the crash-dive depth of submarines.

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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22729, 30 August 1948, Page 5

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British Naval Diver Sets World Record Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22729, 30 August 1948, Page 5

British Naval Diver Sets World Record Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22729, 30 August 1948, Page 5