Orange diver-propelled vehicle

Farallon DPV-MK III underwater scooter.   

 

Australian National Maritime Collection. Gift from Ron and Valerie Taylor

Farallon DPV-MK III underwater scooter

Ron mounted a light on the front of this DPV that Valerie could use it to take pictures. It didn’t go very fast, about 3 knots (5 kilometres) per hour, but she loved it.

Valerie wrote to the manufacturer and asked him how much this diver-propelled vehicle (DPV) cost. At $800 it was too expensive, so he gave it to her. She scooted around underwater in the inland caves at Ewens Ponds and Piccaninnie Ponds, South Australia.

  • Datec 1971
  • DimensionsOverall: 250 × 315 × 865 mm, 12900 g
  • MediumMetal
  • ManufacturedFarallon USA Inc
  • CreditANMM Collection Gift from Ron and Valerie Taylor
  • Object number00049485