Man in the Sea Museum
Man in the Sea Museum is located in Florida
Man in the Sea Museum
Location within Florida
Established1982
Location17314 Panama City Beach Parkway
Panama City Beach, Florida
Coordinates30°13′56″N 85°53′36″W / 30.23234°N 85.893409°W / 30.23234; -85.893409
TypeMaritime museum[1]
DirectorSteve Mulholland
CuratorJackie & Carl Touchet
WebsiteMan in the Sea Museum

The Man in the Sea Museum is located at 17314 Panama City Beach Parkway, Panama City Beach, Florida.[2] It has exhibits and documents related to the history of diving.[3] Some of these exhibits include U.S. Navy SEALAB I, Commercial Diving, Underwater Submersibles, and Assorted Underwater Masks and Helmets.[3]

Exhibits

One of the exhibits found at the Man in the Sea Museum is U.S. Navy SEALAB I.[4] SEALAB I was an experiment to test the limits of humans living under the surface of the ocean.[5] Another exhibit displays gear engineered for commercial diving. [4] The Man in the Sea Museum also displays Underwater Submersibles, allowing us to examine early submersibles in order to acknowledge their role in the evolution of technology.[6]

Footnotes

  1. MuseumsUSA. " ", MuseumsUSA website, 2008. Accessed August 16, 2008.
  2. Florida, Man in the Sea Museum of Panama City Beach. "Man in the Sea Museum of Panama City Beach, Florida". Man in the Sea Museum of Panama City Beach, Florida. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
  3. 1 2 Florida, Man in the Sea Museum of Panama City Beach. "Tour Exhibits". Man in the Sea Museum of Panama City Beach, Florida. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
  4. 1 2 Florida, Man in the Sea Museum of Panama City Beach. "Tour Exhibits". Man in the Sea Museum of Panama City Beach, Florida. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
  5. MacInnis, Joseph B (2015). "Living under the Sea". Journal of Diving History. 23 (85): 40–45.
  6. Moorhouse, Paul (November–December 2015). "A Modern History of the Manned Submersible". Marine Technology Science Journal. 49 (6): 65–78 via ingenta Connect.

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