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Santa Fe Diving Services - one from a photo of Tom Angel (the logo is on his windbreaker), and the other on an acrylic paperweight.

Deepstar 4000 was a rather well-known submersible that operated between 1965 and 1972, mostly under lease by the navy. It was designed by Jacques Cousteau, and built by Westinghouse. Having an association with Cousteau lent Deepstar a certain amount of cachet, which resulted in more new coverage...

Hydro Products of San Diego had recently bought by Dillingham Corp., a large company with a long history in Hawaii. My dad worked for Hydro, and the family came with him on a trip to Hawaii in August 1968. I tagged along when dad drove out to visit Pacific Submersibles. In late 1967, Perry...

The RCV you mention the sales rep having may have been the very early RCV-125, of which only a few were made, and there isn't a lot of information about since it was quickly replaced with the RCV-225. CURV used Hydro Products equipment (likely cameras & lighting). I have not seen anything that...

List of RCV units in March 1983

On Jan. 21, 1981, the Stena Seaspread accident occurred in the North Sea. The Hydro Products company published a small magazine called "Seahorse" in which they had stories about their customers, as well as product news. It was a marketing magazine intended to highlight their products, but they...

I put together a brief history of Hydro Products for anyone interested. A Brief History of Hydro Products Since it's not really about diving, and more about the business, I wasn't sure it fit here. But If anyone is interested in 1960's - 1970's submersible and ROV history, I can post some...

Late to the party, and not strictly diving related, but they do tie in to the Trieste whose patch is in the first post. These are two stickers, a patch, a pin back button, and an aluminum plate that was probably attached to products, all from Hydro Products, which was originally OEC. These...