Roberto Galeazzi diving suit Roberto Galeazzi from La Spezia, Italy, was licensed by Neufeldt and Kuhnke. In the 1930s Galeazzi manufactured a copy of the German diving suit adding improvements and modifying the original design in several points. For instance, he applied a gimbal ring in the joint that reduced the total area of friction making the joint more mobile, life support was maintained by an oxygen rebreather, and the diver could see his feet! Looking down and working turned out to bee much easier than in the Neufeldt and Kuhnke suit. Like with the earlier rigs this suit was only really suitable with two feet on the ground and not while dangling in open water. Galeazzi built over 50 suits and until the 1960s Galeazzi`s suit was further improved and used by several navies. Back to History Index   Image Country Year Description Monaco 1962 Bathysphere Tourelle de Roberto Galeazzi, 12 Dec' 1962 Monaco 1962 Bathysphere Tourelle de Roberto Galeazzi, 12 Dec' 1962 Monaco 1962 Bathysphere Tourelle de Roberto Galeazzi