Pelorus or bearing plate

Made:: 1914-1933 in United Kingdom

Marine compass, unknown maker, bearing plate, patt.42

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Marine compass, unknown maker, bearing plate, patt.42
Science Museum Group Collection
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Pelorus (or bearing plate), pattern 42, in wood box, used in submarines during the First World War, battery operated, unsigned, 1914-1933. Made specifically for the Admiralty.

Details

Category:: Navigation

Object Number:: 1933-491

Materials:: brass (copper, zinc alloy), glass, mahogany (wood), paint, steel (metal) and cotton (fibre)

Measurements:: overall: 225 mm x 247 mm x 237 mm, 5.955kg

type:: bearing plate

credit:: Admiralty Compass Observatory

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