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Compass binnacle - submarine
Binnacle for submarine bridge compass. description from k/b visit.
A brass and mahogany binnacle with removable hood and fixed athwartship arms, only one holding a corrector ball. The hood has two windows, one missing, and a handle at the top. Illumination is by electric lamp with a socket on the side of the binnacle. Access to the bulb and to the correcting magnets is by a sliding door at the front. There are three bolt holes on the bottom.
This binnacle is in a bad state of repair.
Diameter 7" (17.8 cm)
O.A.Height 15.75" (45.2 cm)
A brass and mahogany binnacle with removable hood and fixed athwartship arms, only one holding a corrector ball. The hood has two windows, one missing, and a handle at the top. Illumination is by electric lamp with a socket on the side of the binnacle. Access to the bulb and to the correcting magnets is by a sliding door at the front. There are three bolt holes on the bottom.
This binnacle is in a bad state of repair.
Diameter 7" (17.8 cm)
O.A.Height 15.75" (45.2 cm)
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Object Details
| ID: | ACO0195 |
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| Type: | Compass binnacle - submarine |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Kelvin Bottomley & Baird Ltd |
| Date made: | 1911 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Admiralty Compass Observatory |
| Measurements: | Overall: 400 mm x x x 178 mm |