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The '''Barr and Stroud Sine Rangefinder''' was a compact, hand-held device for getting a rough range estimate for purposes of [[Station Keeping|station-keeping]], [[Fire Control|fire-]] or [[Torpedo Control|torpedo-control]].
The '''Barr and Stroud Sine Rangefinder''' was a compact, hand-held device for getting a rough range estimate for purposes of [[Station Keeping|station-keeping]], [[Fire Control|fire-]] or [[Torpedo Control|torpedo-control]].


It was found to be handier than the [[Waymouth-Cooke Rangefinder]]s, but not as easy to read. Trials revealed it to be inferiour to the [[Waymouth-Cooke Rangefinder Mark III|Waymouth-Cooke Mark III]].{{ARTS1917|p. 200}}
It was found to be handier than the [[Waymouth-Cooke Rangefinder]]s, but not as easy to read. Trials revealed it to be inferior to the [[Waymouth-Cooke Rangefinder Mark III|Waymouth-Cooke Mark III]].{{ARTS1917|p. 200}}


==See Also==
==See Also==
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* [[Waymouth-Cooke Rangefinder]]
* [[Waymouth-Cooke Rangefinder]]
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==Footnotes==
==Footnotes==
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[[Category:Fire Control]]
[[Category:Fire Control]]
[[Category:Torpedo Control]]
[[Category:Torpedo Control]]
[[Category:Shipboard Equipment]]
[[Category:Shipboard Equipment]]

Latest revision as of 14:21, 24 February 2016

The Barr and Stroud Sine Rangefinder was a compact, hand-held device for getting a rough range estimate for purposes of station-keeping, fire- or torpedo-control.

It was found to be handier than the Waymouth-Cooke Rangefinders, but not as easy to read. Trials revealed it to be inferior to the Waymouth-Cooke Mark III.[1]

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1917. p. 200.

Bibliography

  • Admiralty, Gunnery Branch (1917). Handbook of Torpedo Control, 1916. C.B. 302. Copy No. 141 at The National Archives. ADM 186/381.
  • H.M.S. Vernon. Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1917. Originally C.B. 1474. Copy 7 at The National Archives. ADM 189/37.