Admiralty Compass Observatory, 1842-1971

Compass Department memoirs by Commander W E May: list of naval officers of the Executive and Navigating branches of the Compass Department; the cost of the Compass Department; and biographies of officers of the Department including Johnson, Drake, Tully and Henderson.

Record Details

Item reference: ACO/S&T/15/2
Catalogue Section: Public records: records of the central administration of the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy
Level: ITEM
Date made: 1842 - 1912; 1953-1955
Creator: Admiralty Compass Observatory
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
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