Moon compass

Consists of a crude white painted wooden disc with a hole at the centre and two white fabric discs on which are marked various times and bearings, in ink.
For use with one-man torpedo riders.

Object Details

ID: ACO0452
Type: Moon compass
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: 1944
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Admiralty Compass Observatory
Measurements: Overall: 5 mm; Diameter: 115 mm
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