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. Alidade for the bearing plate with open sights (two shadow pins) and two pointers.
1945
National Maritime Museum

. Base of the box for the bearing plate.
1945
National Maritime Museum

. Battery for the gyroscopic sextant.
1945
National Maritime Museum

. Battery for the gyroscopic sextant.
1945
National Maritime Museum

. Bearing plate part with six screws
1945
National Maritime Museum

. Bearing plate. Consists of an aluminium plate with black markings, graduated to 360 degrees and to 1/4 points, which revolves about a centre pin. A lubber line is painted on a metal bracket secured to centre pin below card. An alidade with open sight
1945
National Maritime Museum

. Black painted brass, "Kelvin type" azimuth circle to fit compasses 2351 and 1352. Fitted with a detachable tripod with shadow pin. Wooden box 11.25 x 11 x 7.9" (28.5 x 28 x 20cm)
1945
National Maritime Museum

. Black painted brass, "Kelvin-type" instrument for compasses 2351 and 2352 fitted to a tripod frame. The legs are fitted with rollers for easy turning. Two shadow pins are provided and carried in the fitted wooden box 10.75 x 10.25 x 7.1"
1945
National Maritime Museum

. Bowl-Black painted brass, filler plug at side, expansion chamber at base. A solid lead-filled base is fitted which has a hole provided into which a lamp can be inserted. Inside of bowl unpainted, has a black wire lubber line attached to underside of ver
1945
National Maritime Museum

. Bowl-Black painted brass, filler plug at side. Base of bowl fitted with a glycerine filled domed glass balancer. Inside of bowl painted white with four black wire lubber pointers projecting from side.Verge ring graduated 0-180 degs. The verge glass is f
1945
National Maritime Museum

. Bowl-Diameter 5.3" (13.5cm) sealed white metal unit mounted in aluminium gimbals in an aluminium outer casing diameter 7.72 (19.5cm). From ACO catalogue: the two flat needles are double-pivoted and swing between two flat copper plates so that eddy-
1945
National Maritime Museum

. Box for the azimuth circle. With a leather carrying strap
1945
National Maritime Museum

. Box for the azimuth circle
1945
National Maritime Museum

. Box lid for the azimuth circle
1945
National Maritime Museum

. Card-Mica, painted black with white markings, graduated to 1/4 points and quadrantally in degrees. Attached to a black painted float at centre by a light wire framework. Needle- Four needles of a circular section 2 x 3.5"(8.9cm) & 2 x 2.6"
1945
National Maritime Museum

. Compass and binnacle from Russian trawler 'Shika'.
1945
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. Consists of a circular black-painted brass sheet cover for 9.75 " dia. liquid compasses. A "V"-shaped aperture can be covered by two swivelling shutters to reduce light from the compass. Cover can be locked against verge ring by means of
1945
National Maritime Museum

. Corrector magnets. The horizontal corrector magnets are of square cross-section and are carried on slides on a graduated brass tube 14.3" (67cm) long. The tube can be slewed and a scale at top shows the angle of slew. The vertical magnets are insid
1945
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. Dry compass Card: A paper band is attached to the metal circumference and to the centre by fine silk threads. There is a black paper centre. The card is black with white markings graduated to 1/4 points and quadrantally in degrees. Pivot: Consists o
1945
National Maritime Museum

. German 4 7/8 inch light metal card by Ludolph. Two 2 3/4 inch flat needles and cruciform float.
1945
National Maritime Museum

. Graduated rod with slider which go with the corrector magnets.
1945
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. Key for the octant box
1945
National Maritime Museum

. Lid of the box for the bearing plate.
1945
National Maritime Museum

. Liquid compass Bowl: Dia 7.1" (18.0 cm) Brown plastic, filler plug at side, expansion chamber at base. A heavy weight is fitted to base. Fitted with a brass verge ring, graduated to 360 deg and a hemispherical verge glass. An electric lamp is fi
1945
National Maritime Museum

. Liquid compass Card: A plastic band 0.6" wide attached to the centre by floated radial arms. The card is brown with black markings graduated to four points and from 0 to 360 degrees. Needle: The two needles are each encased in plastic and are b
1945
National Maritime Museum

. Liquid compass cover box
1945
National Maritime Museum

. Liquid compass for use in submarine projector binnacle. Bowl-Grey painted brass, filler plug at side and expansion chamber at base incorporated with glazed bottom of bowl. Inside of bowl painted white with black wire lubber pointer projecting from si
1945
National Maritime Museum

. Liquid compass with binnacle. Inscribed on verge ring: 'PATT.0919 COMPASS No 1502K.S'. Inscribed on a plate at the base of the binnacle: 'PATT 0919/Compass/No.1520K'. Bowl: Grey painted brass with filler plug at side, and expansion
1945
National Maritime Museum

. Liquid compass-miniature Bowl- Transparent plastic, with plastic expansion chamber at base, brass filler plug at top. Card- Dia:0.75" (1.8cm) Mica (?) with microscopic graduations to 1degree cut through it. Needle- Two needles of square section mou
1945
National Maritime Museum

. Marching compass
1945
National Maritime Museum

. Mariners liquid compass (vertical card compass for landing craft) Bowl-Black painted metal, filler plug at top, expansion chamber at base. Electric lamp fitting and A and B correctors at top. Inside of bowl painted black. A wire lubber line is fitted be
1945
National Maritime Museum

. Octant box with a test certificate in the lid.
1945
National Maritime Museum

. Power supply from Marine radar
1945
National Maritime Museum

. Shadow pin for the azimuth circle.
1945
National Maritime Museum

. Shadow pin for the azimuth circle.
1945
National Maritime Museum

. Shadow pin for the azimuth circle
1945
National Maritime Museum

. Shadow pin for the azimuth circle
1945
National Maritime Museum

. The octant has a black-lacquered brass strait-bar pattern frame and a black plastic handle. The white plastic micrometer drum and pressure clamp are located at the bottom of the index arm. The octant has four green shades and three green horizon shades.
1945
National Maritime Museum

. This "compass" consists of a magnetised razor blade pivoted on a pin in a roughly executed wooden bowl. It was one of several which were constructed by German prisoners of war confined at Bridgend, Glamorgan, during the earlier part of 1945, a
1945
National Maritime Museum

. Tripod for the azimuth circle.
1945
National Maritime Museum

. Wheelhouse indicator from Type 268 marine radar.
1945
National Maritime Museum

Patt 190. Binnacle with hood. description from k/b visit. Binnacle: Dia. at top 11.25" (28.6 cm). Dia. at base 14" (35.5 cm). Varnished wood with grey painted brass fittings. Fitted with a clinometer, sphere brackets (spheres missing), 'F
1945
National Maritime Museum

Seekreiselsextant 3D. The sextant has a casing of aluminium and artificial materials, housing optical equipment, a clockwork averaging mechanism, electrical equipment, a rubber eyecup, and artificial materials. The sextant has a scale measuring from 0&
1945
National Maritime Museum

Type P.10. Liquid compass box with canvas strap.
1945
National Maritime Museum

Walker's Cherub III Taffrail ship-log. A mechanical ship log with with four vane's marked with an anchor and T. W. Cherub 460, The log is attached to a short length of rope.
1945
National Maritime Museum

. Prismatic binoculars with a magnification power of seven. The binoculars have a metal body and loops for a carrying strap (now missing). There is no central focussing as each eyepiece focusses independently. The inscription 'R.E.L. Canada 1945�
about 1945
National Maritime Museum

Liquid Boat's Compass. Compass in a wooden box.
circa 1945
National Maritime Museum