Overview
The Diving Museum occupies a Victorian coastal gun battery at Stokes Bay and preserves the history of underwater diving. It connects the physical pressures and risks of diving with the exact coastal military setting where naval technology mattered.
Why it was built
occupies a Victorian coastal gun battery at Stokes Bay and preserves the history of underwater diving.
People and work
Military gunners first used the battery, while divers, engineers and the Historical Diving Society later built the museum.
How it changed
Fortified rooms changed from coastal defence to galleries for breathing equipment, suits, salvage and naval work.
What survives
The battery, diving helmets, pumps, suits, tools, photographs and experimental equipment survive.
Why it mattered
It connects the physical pressures and risks of diving with the exact coastal military setting where naval technology mattered.
History checked 16 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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