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Naval officer and submarine rescue pioneer Charles "Swede" Momsen was instrumental in the rescue of survivors from the sunken submarine USS Squaalus. His improved diving bell / rescue chamber design, which he began work on in 1930 and perfected with the help of LCDR Allan McCann, was used for the first time on the Squalus.

33 survivors were rescued from Squalus using the Momsen/McCann rescue chamber. The gas mixtures that Momsen experimented with for use in the chamber helped Navy divers today formulate the exotic gas mixtures they use for diving safely in depths over 300'.

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