RN Kelvin Bottomley & Baird Submarine Compass

RN Kelvin Bottomley & Baird Submarine Compass

Rarer all brass style. A collectors favourite, the good old Faithful Freddy

The Royal Navy’s famous submarine bridge compass first introduced in 1909. The design allowed for minimising deviation and because of this it could be closely corrected, and became affectionately known as “Faithful Freddie” to generations of British Submariners

The compass was made in a compact size to allow it to be passed upward through the conning tower hatch when the submarine operated on the surface, and then back down when she submerged

Serial number No 1444. Patt. no 1880 compass

Superb marine navigation collectable. Rare to find the all brass , the more normal finds are with partial wooden barrels

Professionally polished

Dimensions :

Approximate 20in 51cm Height

12kgs

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