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Miscellaneous Articles on Gyro- Compass Matters, 1920-1949 (Manuscript)
1920-1949
ACO/4/22/4
Miscellaneous Articles on Gyro- Compass Matters, 1920- 1949, one dated 1949; including, The Rotation of a Non-Spinning Gyrostar by G.T. Bennett; The Gyroscopic Compass by S.G. Brown; The Gyro Compass by J.F. Ruthven; The Sperry Gyro Compass.
HM Ships compass bearings, Battleship Cruisers, 1910, (Manuscript)
1910
ACO/1/73
HM Ships compass bearings, Battleship Cruisers, 1910, series of bound manuscript volumes of compass bearings data for HM ships, the data is arranged alphabetically by ship name. The volumes contain a record of observations for deviation by comparing the standard compass with the magnetic compass
The Development of the Gyro- Compass prior to and during the First World War by Captain Greagh- Osbourn, October 1919 (Manuscript)
1919
ACO/4/22/1
The Development of the Gyro- Compass Prior to and During the War by Captain Greagh- Osbourn, October 1919
HM Ships compass bearings, Battleship Cruisers, 1909 (Manuscript)
1909
ACO/1/70
HM Ships compass bearings, Battleship Cruisers, 1909, Series of bound manuscript volumes of compass bearings data for HM ships, the data is arranged alphabetically by ship name. The volumes contain a record of observations for deviation by comparing the standard compass with the magnetic compass
Report on the "Comparative Trials of the Sperry and Anschutz Gyro- Compasses" conducted at the R. N. College, Greenwich, October- November 1913 (Manuscript)
1913
ACO/4/22/2
Report on the "Comparative Trials of the Sperry and Anschutz Gyro- Compasses" conducted at the R. N. College, Greenwich, October- November 1913
HM Ships compass bearings, Torpedo Craft, 1906 (Manuscript)
1906
ACO/1/65
HM Ships compass bearings, Torpedo Craft, 1906, Series of bound manuscript volumes of compass bearings data for HM ships, the data is arranged alphabetically by ship name. The volumes contain a record of observations for deviation by comparing the standard compass with the magnetic compass
The Compass Position in HMS LION, Records of Compass Trials, 1912 (Manuscript)
1912
ACO/4/18/1
The Compass Position in HMS LION, Records of Compass Trials, particularly the Hot Funnel Trials of 1912, HMS LION
Trials with the lower Conning Tower Compass in HMS PRINCES ROYAL, 1912- 1913 (Manuscript)
1912-1913
ACO/4/18/2
Trials with the lower Conning Tower Compass in HMS PRINCESS ROYAL, 1912- 13
HM Ships compass bearings, A- M, 1906 (Manuscript)
1906
ACO/1/64
HM Ships compass bearings, A- M, 1906, Series of bound manuscript volumes of compass bearings data for HM ships, the data is arranged alphabetically by ship name. The volumes contain a record of observations for deviation by comparing the standard compass with the magnetic compass
HM Ships compass bearings, Battleship Cruisers, 1907 (Manuscript)
1907
ACO/1/67
HM Ships compass bearings, Battleship Cruisers, 1907, Series of bound manuscript volumes of compass bearings data for HM ships, the data is arranged alphabetically by ship name. The volumes contain a record of observations for deviation by comparing the standard compass with the magnetic compass
HM Ships compass bearings, A- M, 1905 (Manuscript)
1905
ACO/1/61
HM Ships compass bearings, A- M, 1905, Series of bound manuscript volumes of compass bearings data for HM ships, the data is arranged alphabetically by ship name. The volumes contain a record of observations for deviation by comparing the standard compass with the magnetic compass
Miscellaneous Prints and Drawings of Compasses on Compass Positions in HM Ships, 1889- 1906 (Manuscript)
1889-1906
ACO/4/16
Miscellaneous Prints and Drawings of Compasses on Compass Positions in HM Ships, 1889- 1906, detail list in envelope
HM Ships compass bearings, A- T, 1905 (Manuscript)
1905
ACO/1/60
HM Ships compass bearings, A- T, 1905, Series of bound manuscript volumes of compass bearings data for HM ships, the data is arranged alphabetically by ship name. The volumes contain a record of observations for deviation by comparing the standard compass with the magnetic compass
Book 14, Gyro Compasses as fitted in Armed Merchant Cruisers and Miscellaneous Ships, c. 1931-1946 (Manuscript)
1931-1946
ACO/3/19
Book 14, Gyro Compasses as fitted in Armed Merchant Cruisers and Miscellaneous Ships, c. 1931-46
Book 17, Gyro Compasses as fitted in Corvettes and Destroyers, c.1931-46 (Manuscript)
1931-1946
ACO/3/22
Book 17, Gyro Compasses as fitted in Corvettes and Destroyers, c. 1931-46
Sir William Thomsons Compass, Letters and reports by Sir William Thompson, Evans, Creek and A. Fisher, 1874- 1890 (Manuscript)
1874-1880
ACO/4/1/1
Sir William Thomsons Compass, Letters and reports by Sir William Thompson, Evans, Creek and A. Fisher, 1874- 80
Sir William Thompsons Compass, includes testimonials, 1870s and 1880s (Manuscript)
1870-1880
ACO/4/1/3
Sir William Thompsons Compass, includes testimonials, 1870s and 1880s
Hydrographers report to Board of Admiralty, re: Sir W. Ts Compass and Sounding Machine, 1890 (Manuscript)
1890-1890
ACO/4/1/2
Hydrographers report to Board of Admiralty, re: Sir W. Ts Compass and Sounding Machine, 1890
HM Ships compass bearings, A- M, 1895 (Manuscript)
1895
ACO/1/35
HM Ships compass bearings, A- M, 1895, Series of bound manuscript volumes of compass bearings data for HM ships, the data is arranged alphabetically by ship name. The volumes contain a record of observations for deviation by comparing the standard compass with the magnetic compass
Book 3, Gyro Compasses as fitted in Cruisers, 1930-1946 (Manuscript)
1930-1946
ACO/3/8
Book 3, Gyro Compasses as fitted in Cruisers, 1930 - 1946
Book 6, Gyro Compasses as fitted in Flotilla Leaders and Destroyers, 1931- 1946 (Manuscript)
1931-1946
ACO/3/11
Book 6, Gyro Compasses as fitted in Flotilla Leaders and Destroyers, 1931- 46
Book 7, Part 1, Gyro Compasses as fitted in Submarines, 1931-1946 (Manuscript)
1931-1946
ACO/3/12
Book 7, Part 1, Gyro Compasses as fitted in Submarines, 1931-46
HM Ships compass bearings, N- Z, 1895 (Manuscript)
1895
ACO/1/36
HM Ships compass bearings, N- Z, 1895, Series of bound manuscript volumes of compass bearings data for HM ships, the data is arranged alphabetically by ship name. The volumes contain a record of observations for deviation by comparing the standard compass with the magnetic compass
Book 5, Gyro Compasses as fitted in Flotilla Leaders and Destroyers, 1931- 1946 (Manuscript)
1931-1946
ACO/3/10
Book 5, Gyro Compasses as fitted in Flotilla Leaders and Destroyers, 1931- 46
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