Description of a Depillon French semaphore

PART OF:
Collection of documents relating to the Portsmouth-to-Admiralty semaphore line designed by Sir Home Riggs Popham
part of archive:
Collection of documents relating to the Portsmouth-to-Admiralty semaphore line designed by Sir Home Riggs Popham

Home Riggs Popham based his design on the Depillon French semaphore, but simplified it by using two signalling arms instead of the three used in the French system

Details

Measurements:
320.00mm (height)
200.00mm (width)
Extent:
1 sheet
Identifier:
MS/1937/3
Access:
Open Access
rights:
Copies may be supplied in accordance with current copyright legislation and Science Museum Group terms and conditions

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