Recorder, depth sweeps pattern 8705

Recorder, depth sweeps pattern 8705

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Recorder, depth sweeps pattern 8705. This is a Royal Navy depth sweep recorder, a mechanical recording device used to log sonar or depth data.

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Category:
Oceanography
Object Number:
1975-37
Materials:
steel (metal), paint, oil (unspecified), wood (unidentified) and brass (copper, zinc alloy)
Measurements:
overall: 280 mm x 940 mm x 260 mm,
type:
sounders working by water pressure
credit:
Southampton Oceanography Centre; Institute of Oceanographic Sciences, Deacon Laboratories