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Torpedo Boat Liquid Compass
Large version of Torpedo Boat Compass, with a very heavy bowl, and torpedo boat azimuth circle, c.1888. Fitted as standard in large vessels, to be used in gunfire. Fitted c.1907 with Chetwynd reduced diameter card.
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Object Details
| ID: | ACO1502 |
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| Type: | Compass |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | circa 1888 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Admiralty Compass Observatory |
| Measurements: | Overall: 310 mm x 320 mm x 315 mm x 19.95 kg |