Welcome to the information website of
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
This website was established to provide information to our customers and others interested in commercial diving equipment, history, technology and other relevant items. Our e-commerce website is not suitable for this purpose.
If you have questions about DESCO products or services e-mail us at: diveq@execpc.com
The DESCO E-Commerce website is located at:
New website for the DESCO/HDS USS Squalus Helium Helmet build.
The increasing size of the USS Squalus Helium Helmet page on this website has prompted us to create a new website dedicated to this project. The USS Squalus HEO2 page on this website has been removed.
website contents
SAFETY Safety guidelines and notices.
ABOUT DESCO Company information.
OUR POLICIES Ordering, pricing, payment, and shipping.
HISTORY Company history.
DESCO AIR HAT Information page for the DESCO Air Hat, accessories, and upgrades.
NEWS Current company and product news. Stolen helmet notices. 4/6/08 New adapter fitting. Only five of the 200 all Brass Limited Edition Diver's Knives remain.
IN STOCK Helmets we currently have in stock as of June 10, 2008. 3/24/08 NEW! List of remaining of DESCO Litho tees in stock.
DRYSUITS Drysuits available from DESCO.
DIVE GEAR Helmets made by DESCO. Custom helmets built to specific customer requests. Info on other parts of a diving rig.
FYI General historical information about current and discontinued products (DESCO rebreathers, Airmaster, and Lindbergh Hammar Pura System).
MARK V FYI Information on the U.S. Navy Mark V Diving Helmet. How to distinguish a genuine Mark V from a reproduction.
CW DIVING Information on Contaminated Water Diving.
GALLERY Photo gallery of old helmet & equipment pictures from our files, and miscellaneous photos.
DIVE PHOTOS Diving photos from customers, and miscellaneous diver & diving pictures.
TECHNICAL DESCO helmet specs. CBE B-2 wiring diagram.
PARTS LISTS Parts Lists by Product, Products & Product Parts List.
DIVING REGS U.S. and international commercial diving regulations.
DOWNLOADS DESCO and CBE DSL B2 manuals, guides, and pricelists in MS Word .doc and .pdf formats.
LINKS Links to DESCO dealers and other useful links.
NEWS Updates;
See the News Page for more information on these items.
06/19/08: New Air Hat Page added to site.
05/20/08: Sizing charts for Hunter Drysuits available for download. See the Drysuits Page.
04/30/08: DESCO Dealer Application forms download available on the Downloads Page. Hunter announces price increase at the end of May 2008.
04/11/08: 2008 Retail Pricelist Update (rev 4) on Downloads Page.
04/06/08: Only a few Limited Edition (200) Divers knives are left.
04/02/08: New, Air Hat ACV adapter info on Technical Page.
03/31/08: USS Squalus HEO2 page removed from the descocorp.com website. See http://www.usssqualusheo2.net
03/24/08: List of remaining of DESCO Litho tees in stock added to the In Stock Page.
03/17/08: DESCO opens a new website for the USS Squalus Helium Helmets.
02/18/08: CW Diving Page updated. US Navy has issued a revised Contaminated Water Diving Guidelines Manual. The link on the CW Diving Page will direct you to the SupSalv website. New links have been added to OSHA and NOAA information.
02/13/08: New 2008 Composite Beat Engel Parts Price List available on the Downloads Page.
02/08/08: Updated Specialty Pricelist posted to Downloads Page.
01/22/08: Updated Commercial Equipment Pricelist posted to Downloads Page.
01/11/08: DESCO is discontinuing the 18" Commercial Diver Statue.
12/28/07: 2008 DESCO Retail Pricelists published to the Downloads Page. Information on the Air Hat and Mark V Helmets enhanced on the Technical Page.
12/18/07: DESCO will no longer be offering the reproduction Mark V Diving Helmet.
12/06/07: On January 1, 2008 DESCO will be issuing a new pricelist.
11/21/07: Updated Pricelist available on Download Page.
11/21/07: Composite Beat Engel has raised the price of the DSL B 2 helmet. See the News page.
Construction on this site began on November 3, 2006. It will be a ongoing project and content will change regularly.
Last revision June 19, 2008
You can contact DESCO Corporation at
240 N. Milwaukee Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
414-272-2371
414-272-2373 FAX
Hours are Monday to Friday 6am to 3:15pm CST.
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