Tank compass
Consists of a gyro compass which has a black metal card marked in white, graduated to 360 degs, mounted in gimbals in a green painted alloy outer casing which has a viewing window on one side.
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Object details
| ID: | ACO0682 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Tank compass |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Sperry |
| Date made: | circa 1942 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Admiralty Compass Observatory |
| Measurements: | Overall: 370 mm x 355 mm x 410 mm x 29 kg |