Backstaff vane, part

A broken part of a wooden sight vane or shadow vane.

Recovered from the wreck of the ‘Stirling Castle’, which ran aground on the Goodwin Sands off the Kent coast during the Great Storm of 1703. Pu

Object Details

ID: NAV1975
Collection: Astronomical and navigational instruments
Type: Backstaff vane, part
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: Before 1703
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 43 mm x 43 mm x 40 mm