Promoting and Preserving Our Diving Heritage
Welcome to the
Historical Diving Society
Our members come from a wide range of backgrounds with a shared passion for exploring, preserving and recording our diving heritage. Our members are encouraged to meet and exchange information through our various functions and activities. Our specialist interest groups include film and book groups and we have an active ‘Working Equipment Group’ which maintains and demonstrates vintage diving equipment. We maintain close relations with our international Societies and enjoy regular exchange visits. The Society publishes a journal, magazine, facsimiles and newsletters and has an extensive reference library. We also have the only museum in the UK which is dedicated solely to diving.
The world’s first Historical Diving Society
Visits to historical diving sites in the UK and abroad
Museum and reference library
Working equipment displays
Annual conference
Artefact and data source for TV and film industry
Friendly, active special interest groups
Genealogical data base of helmet divers
Events
Join Us
Annual Conference
10.00am on Saturday 6th November 2021.
Our next Conference will be held via Zoom.
A link to join the Conference and further details will be posted here in October 2021.
Annual General Meeting
10.30am on Sunday 7 November 2021.
This year our AGM this year will be held via Zoom.
A link to join the meeting will be provided in October.
Members who wish to access the Agenda and Reports should log in to their account, and select ‘Annual General Meeting’ from the drop down menu.
If you wish to attend the meeting please send a request for the Zoom link to ‘info@thehds.com’ no later than Saturday 6 November 2021.
Latest News
End of an Era at Horsea Lake
Saturday and Sunday 26th and 27th March 2022Defence Diving School, Horsea Island, Portsmouth What a weekend! A potentially sad farewell turned into a weekend of celebration, good humour, camaraderie and was completed by an emotional and fitting farewell...
HDS Germany’s 2022 Programme
Historische Tauchergesellschaft (HDS Germany) have announced their programme of events for 2022. Their International Classic diving meeting will be held in Leipzig on the 17th - 19th June 2022. Let us hope that Covid restrictions will allow us to join them this year....
Czech Retro Diving Weekend
7th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL RETRO DIVING WEEKEND, 2021(Jiří Trpík Memorial event)Another successful Retro Diving event was held by the HDS Czech Republic in September. There was a wide range of vintage diving equipment from twin hoses to hard hats – and good weather to...
