Davis escape apparatus by G. H. Davis 1939
How submarine crews train to use the Davis escape apparatus. A perfectly simple device whose use by the crew of the Thetis was probably prevented by a major disaster. Training men of the submarine service in the method of escape by Davis apparatus. HMS Thetis was a submarine which sank during trials on 1 June 1939 with the loss of 99 lives
Picture No
10652252
Media ID
46101305
Size
4102px x 5909px
(4.9MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Illustration by George Horace Davis in The Illustrated London News', 15 July 1939, p100
Date
1939
