Torpedo firing key caps

Five caps for torpedo firing keys, with bars across which are inscribed. Rectangular cover, with semi-tubular shape, also inscribed. Black and white enamelled notice. From U53, U60 and U43 all of which surrendered and were scrapped after the First World War.

Object Details

ID: REL0421
Collection: Relics
Type: Torpedo firing key cap
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: U53 [German]
Date made: 1914-18; 1914-1918 1939-45
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall Cap: 40 mm; Overall Cover: 44 x 70 mm; Overall Notice: 38 x 76 mm
Parts: Torpedo firing key caps
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