Gulf Highlands in Panama City Beach in Bay County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

U.S. Navy Sealab Program

Design and Construction of the Habitat

— Man in the Sea Museum —

U.S. Navy Sealab Program Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Brandon D Cross

1. U.S. Navy Sealab Program Marker

Inscription.
Engineers and Scientists from the
“Navy Mine Defense Laboratory”
researched the problems of living at the bottom of
the sea with safety as paramount
The staff designed for:
• Primary and breathing gases
• Communication with topside support
• Provide safe and adequate electricity
• Refrigeration to keep food fresh
• Equipment to prepare food
• Lighting within and outside habitat
• Sleeping quarters and eating area
• Safe area from deep sea predators
• A method to safely return men, whose bodies were saturated with nitrogen, to the surface
(captions)
The habitat was fabricated from two large steel floats

Tom Odum Project Manager

Front (L to R): Ollie Kirkpatrick, Bill McCrory, Raymond Casler, Ray Bentz

Erected by Man in the Sea Museum.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical date for this entry is July 20, 1964.

Location. 30° 13.96′ N, 85° 53.594′ W. Marker is in Panama City Beach, Florida, in Bay County. It is in Gulf Highlands. Marker is on Panama City Beach Parkway (U.S. 98) 0.1 miles east of Coral Drive, on

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the right when traveling west. The marker is located in the parking lot of the Man in the Sea Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 17314 Panama City Beach Pkwy, Panama City Beach FL 32413, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. US Navy Sealab Program (a few steps from this marker); Decompression Chamber (a few steps from this marker); Mark I Deep Dive System (DDS) (a few steps from this marker); Techdiver Submarine (within shouting distance of this marker); Trieste II (DSV) (within shouting distance of this marker); Bid-A-Wee Beach Park (approx. 3.3 miles away); Gideon’s Fish House (approx. 11.6 miles away); The Thomas Freeman Home (approx. 12.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Panama City Beach.

Also see . . .
1. U.S. Navy Sealab Program. (Submitted on April 16, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
2. Man in the Sea. Museum. (Submitted on April 16, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Photographed By Brandon D Cross

2. U.S. Navy Sealab Program Marker

Man in the Sea Museum sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Brandon D Cross

3. Man in the Sea Museum sign

Veteran Hero Wilber Eaton image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Brandon D Cross

4. Veteran Hero Wilber Eaton

U.S. Navy
Sealab I,II,III

Veteran Hero Robert Sheats image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Brandon D Cross

5. Veteran Hero Robert Sheats

U.S. Navy
Sealab I, II

Veteran Hero Bernie Campoli image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Brandon D Cross

6. Veteran Hero Bernie Campoli

U.S. Navy
Sealab I

Scott Carpenter image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Brandon D Cross

7. Scott Carpenter

U.S. Navy
Sealab I, II and III

George “Pappy” Bond image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Brandon D Cross

8. George “Pappy” Bond

U.S. Navy
Sealab I, II, III

Robert Barth image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Brandon D Cross

9. Robert Barth

U.S. Navy
Sealab I, II, III

Credits. This page was last revised on May 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 16, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 43 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 16, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. 7, 8, 9. submitted on April 30, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.