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Lightship clock timing mechanism
This is a chain-driven clock mechanism, built 1902-1903. It was used to turn the light used in a lightvessel - a ship that is moored in places where it is not possible to build a lighthouse. It is believed that this clock mechanim was installed in a Light Vessel operated by Trinity House that was stationed in the English Channel to warn ships of the Varne Bank, and was later moved to the Thames River.
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Object Details
| ID: | ZBA9154 |
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| Type: | Lightship clock timing mechanism |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | 1902-1903; Unknown |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 655 mm x 715 mm x 685 mm x 197 kg |
| Parts: | Lightship clock timing mechanism |