Did you know the French Navy invented SCUBA before WWII?

French Navy Commandant Yves Paul Gaston Le Prieur is pictured above and below in 1934 demonstrating his Scaphandre Autonome in the Trocadero Aquarium

French Navy Commandant Yves Paul Gaston Le Prieur is pictured in 1934 demonstrating his Scaphandre Autonome in the Trocadero Aquarium

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  • shipwrecksandsubmergedworlds

    Hi! I’m currently creating a course on Maritime Archaeology and would love to use the image of Le Prieur. Is it your image? If not, could you tell me where you got it from? Thank you.

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