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Liquid compass
Liquid compass from a ship's lifeboat, card diameter 4 inches (102 mm), on a wooden stand. An inscription on a label on the stand reads: 'SS Abosso torpedoed in Atlantic. Crew and compass in ship's boat saved by HMS Magic'.
SS 'Abosso' was built in 1935 at Cammel Laird, Birkenhead. It was torpedoed and sunk by U-575 (Guenther Heydemann) 700 miles NW of the Azores, having sailed from Cape Town on 8 October 1942 bound for Liverpool with 207 passengers and a cargo of 3000 tons of wool and bags of mail. The master, Captain Reginald William Tate, 148 crew, 18 gunners and 173 passengers were lost. 34 crew, 2 gunners and 17 passengers were rescued and landed at Londonderry.
SS 'Abosso' was built in 1935 at Cammel Laird, Birkenhead. It was torpedoed and sunk by U-575 (Guenther Heydemann) 700 miles NW of the Azores, having sailed from Cape Town on 8 October 1942 bound for Liverpool with 207 passengers and a cargo of 3000 tons of wool and bags of mail. The master, Captain Reginald William Tate, 148 crew, 18 gunners and 173 passengers were lost. 34 crew, 2 gunners and 17 passengers were rescued and landed at Londonderry.
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Object Details
| ID: | ZBA1352 |
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| Collection: | Astronomical and navigational instruments |
| Type: | Liquid compass |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | circa 1942 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 140 mm x 305 mm x 175 mm |