| Photographs
from Warren Stevenson showing some original "Hull Frogmans
Club" members and possibly the clubs forst dive boat. |
Working on the ‘Viking’ in a builder’s yard in Beverley in Autumn 1957
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Warren Stevenson on the ‘Viking’ shortly
after arrival in Bridlington (1958)
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In her first season at Brid, the ‘Viking’ leaked quite a bit… Bob Percival and Brian ‘Chick’ Verity bailing her out.
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A beautiful Summer morning, probably 1959. Boat now moored on the North side of
the ‘Chicken Run’. Bob King in the hatchway.
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Bob King in the water scrubbing, Garth Daddy on deck. |
| More
from Warren Stevenson. |
Brian ‘Chick’ Verity, Garth Daddy, Bob King. Probably a spear-fishing trip, judging by how close in we are.
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Warren just going down. Note the home-made
baby’s-cot-rubber dry suit, and the converted Davis mine rescue rebreather set. Hull Frogman Club badge on the suit. Probably 1958.
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Bob King, Brian ‘Chick’ Verity, Warren
Stevenson. I now have a compressed-air set (Mistral valve and 1400 litre bottle) which makes the picture 1959 or later.
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On board Norman’s boat, Kittiwake (another wooden lifeboat conversion). Note the brass telescope (retrieved from Withernsea rubbish dump), and the ex-RAF grid compass.
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A trip to Devon. |
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Hull BSAC Spearfishing Championship at Scarborough. Anybody know the
date or the divers?
Photographs from
Garth Daddy |
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Reg Thompson kits up for a dive in Silex Bay, Flamborough. (Circa
50's)
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Reg's wife, Madge, with a huge Lobster
(circa 50's)
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Don Wilson and Trevor Jones provide stiff competition in the Raft
Race - but when?
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Trevor Jones brings up his dinner - not the only one on a rough day!
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Yorkshire Spearfishing League
Champions 1964.
(Hull BSAC)
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