Sladen Suit
The Sladen Suit was a heavy type of British divers' drysuit made by Siebe Gorman.[1] It is entered by a wide rubber tube at the waist: this tube is folded and tied off before the diver dives. It was used by British manned torpedo riders and for general underwater work.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
It was sometimes nicknamed "Clammy Death".[2]
The first model had two small glazed viewports. It was redesigned with the single oval flip-up viewport so the wearer could get binoculars to his eyes.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
"Universal" rebreather
There was an oxygen rebreather called the "Universal" that was designed to be used with it. The Universal was a long-dive derivative of the Davis Submerged Escape Apparatus.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
In popular culture
- Brian Evenson's collection of literary horror, Windeye, includes a story entitled, and about, "The Sladen Suit."
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