Gun Direction Sight Binocular Mark 2

Gun direction sight binoculars formerly used on HMS 'Blake'. HMS 'Blake' (C99) was commissioned in 1961 as a Tiger class cruiser for the Royal Navy. She was the last cruiser serving with the Royal Navy upon her decommissioning in 1982.

Object Details

ID: NAV1957
Collection: Astronomical and navigational instruments
Type: Binoculars
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Vickers Armstrong Limited
Date made: 1964
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 450 mm x 380 mm x 450 mm