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Compass correction chain
Soft iron chain used in brass "chain boxes" attached to the binnacle for the correction of quadrantal deviation.
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Object Details
| ID: | ACO0440 |
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| Type: | Compass correction chain |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | 19C |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Admiralty Compass Observatory |
| Measurements: | Coiled: 75 mm x 250 mm x 80 mm; Weight: 1.35 kg |