Battenberg Course Indicator
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Jump to navigationJump to searchThe Battenberg Course Indicator was a Navigational Instrument helpful in a variety of navigational tasks, or even to help solve Torpedo Control problems.[1]
It was invented in 1892 by Captain Prince Louis of Mountbatten[2] and issued to the fleet commencing in 1895.[3]
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Use as an Enemy Torpedo Calculator
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See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Handbook of Torpedo Control, 1916. p. 88.
- ↑ O.U. 5274 Remarks on Handling Ships
- ↑ Circular Letter of 28 December, 1894. Milford Haven Papers. Imperial War Museum. Documents.27060. Reel 1. Document 12.
- ↑ Handbook of Torpedo Control, 1916. Plate 25.
Bibliography
- Admiralty, Gunnery Branch (1917). Handbook of Torpedo Control, 1916. C.B. 302. Copy No. 141 at The National Archives. ADM 186/381.