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

Decompression Chamber

Man in the Sea Museum

Photographed By Brandon D Cross

1. Decompression Chamber Marker

Inscription. This Decompression Chamber was built in 1965 and is made of steel. The Chamber has skids and lifting eyes to secure it on a deck. The Chamber has all of the necessary pressure gauges, fittings, valves and portholes for adequately decompressing a diver. As a Diver works at great depths, the cells in the divers body become saturated with oxygen and helium. The Diver must decompress after every dive. The decompression allows for breathing gas to be removed from the cells.

This Decompression Chamber is an early model with few comforts. The U.S. Navy has developed new Decompression Chambers that are more comfortable to the Diver.
Donated by: Drs. Joe and Sally Bauer (History of Diving Museum)

Erected by Man in the Sea Museum and the History of Diving Museum.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Science & Medicine • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1965.

Location. 30° 13.961′ N, 85° 53.604′ 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 the right when traveling west. The marker is located in the parking lot of the Man

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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. Mark I Deep Dive System (DDS) (here, next to this marker); US Navy Sealab Program (a few steps from this marker); U.S. Navy Sealab Program (a few steps from this marker); Trieste II (DSV) (within shouting distance of this marker); Techdiver Submarine (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. Hyperbaric Medicine. (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. Decompression Chamber Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 16, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 61 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 16, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.