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with oxygen supplied from cylinders, and calcium chloride and soda lime used to absorb moisture and CO₂ respectively.

In August 1949, Barton established a new world depth record with a solo descent to 4500 feet, which remains the deepest dive by a submersible suspended by a cable.

The Benthoscope is now on display in front of the Los Angeles Maritime Museum

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