Double compass
Double compass
Bowl: Dia 12.6" (32.0 cm), Height 14.75" (37.5 cm). Grey painted aluminium, glazed at top (broken), four glazed apertures in side of casing, and hinged double doors. Inside of bowl painted white with a glass disc at half height of bowl (broken), two lubber lines of wire carried on two brackets are attached top and bottom. Two pivots mounted on a sliding frame are attached to one side, the pivots are moved by a knob on the outside of the casing by gearing. Mounted in a grey painted alloy gimbal ring 15.0" (38.0 cm) and attached to a heavy grey painted alloy 'U' bracket with bulkhead mounting.
Card: Missing.
Needle: Missing.
Pivot: Missing.
O.A. height 18.1" (46.0 cm)
Bowl: Dia 12.6" (32.0 cm), Height 14.75" (37.5 cm). Grey painted aluminium, glazed at top (broken), four glazed apertures in side of casing, and hinged double doors. Inside of bowl painted white with a glass disc at half height of bowl (broken), two lubber lines of wire carried on two brackets are attached top and bottom. Two pivots mounted on a sliding frame are attached to one side, the pivots are moved by a knob on the outside of the casing by gearing. Mounted in a grey painted alloy gimbal ring 15.0" (38.0 cm) and attached to a heavy grey painted alloy 'U' bracket with bulkhead mounting.
Card: Missing.
Needle: Missing.
Pivot: Missing.
O.A. height 18.1" (46.0 cm)
Object Details
| ID: | ACO0807 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Double compass |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Askaniawerke AG |
| Date made: | circa 1942 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Admiralty Compass Observatory |
| Measurements: | 460 mm |
| Parts: | Double compass |
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