Compass and binnacle

Admiralty transmitting compass Type 4G
Consists of a grey painted metal cylindrical casing 11" (27.9cm) dia. 26" (66cm) high. Two doors in base give access to fore and aft and athwartship corrector magnet racks, and a vertical tube containing the vertical magnets. A glazed aperture is cut in side of top of casing through which can be seen a vertical card, graduated to 360 degs.
Compass-Dia. 4.9" (12.5cm) mounted at top of casing. Black plastic casing with expansion chmaber at top. Fitted with a white plastic ring with black markings, graduated to 360degs. Attached to outer casing by a spring suspension system.

Object Details

ID: ACO1180
Type: Compass and binnacle
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Admiralty Compass Observatory
Date made: 1950
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Admiralty Compass Observatory
Measurements: Overall: 660 mm x 360 mm x 280 mm x 17 kg
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