Submarine projector liquid compass

Submarine projector liquid compass, pattern no

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Submarine projector liquid compass, pattern no
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Submarine projector liquid compass, pattern no.27P, with four expansion chambers, by Kelvin, Bottomley and Baird Limited, Glasgow, Scotland, 1917-1924

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Category:
Navigation
Object Number:
1924-408
Materials:
mica, glass, brass (copper, zinc alloy), paint and alcohol
Measurements:
overall: 95 mm x 193 mm x 235 mm, 5.47kg
type:
mariner's compass and magnetic compass
credit:
Lord Commissioners of the Admiralty