Spider 4 one-man tethered atmospheric submersible

A Spider 4 one-man tethered atmospheric submersible is shown outside a workshop at Slingsby Engineering works, Kirkbymoorside, York. The Spider has a man inside it, the lid is closed, and it is suspended from a crane. The Spider is partially submerged up to the arms in the tank of water with ice on its surface. The handling trolley is in the background beside the edge of the water tank.

Object Details

ID: P67826CT
Type: Colour transparency
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Spider 4 (1983)
Date made: 1983
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 55 mm x 55 mm