Photo: Deutsches Museum | Christian Illing

Marine research

Hose-free diving apparatus

Today, researchers are exploring the unknown depths using state-of-the-art equipment. In the ‘Marine Research’ exhibition, this diving suit is one of the first-generation high-tech exhibits.

Hose-free diving promised greater mobility and safety for divers in rugged terrain.

The apparatus, developed in 1912, consisted of one cylinder filled with compressed oxygen and a second filled with compressed air. A pressure-reducing valve was used to produce a gas mixture from these, which the diver breathed in. After exhalation, the carbon dioxide was chemically bound and the gas mixture was forced back into the helmet. This diving apparatus enabled depths of up to 40 m to be reached.

Drägerwerk Lübeck, 1913, Inv. No. 72842

Around 1500Leonardo da Vinci, renowned for his innovative ideas, developed the first diving suit.

The diving apparatus in the exhibition...

Secrets of the Deep

Marine Research Exhibition

The exhibition is expected to remain closed until 2028 due to refurbishment work at the Deutsches Museum. To mark the 125th anniversary of the museum’s founding, you will once again be able to immerse yourself in marine research on site and experience the technology required to operate under the extreme conditions of the deep sea. In the meantime, videos, information materials and a virtual tour on the exhibition’s website invite you to explore the subject digitally.

Marine research

... and on Deutsches Museum Digital.

**Freitragbares schlauchloses Tauchgerät inklusive Ganzkörperanzug**
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Date: 1913

Shipping

Technology above and below the water’s surface

The diving apparatus is part of the shipping section of the transport collection. Explore the collection online.