Compass, gyro
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- OBJECT TYPE
- ELECTRONIC
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1999.0051.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Sperry Gyroscope Co. of Canada Ltd.
- MODEL
- C-3 MK.23
- LOCATION
- Montréal, Québec, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 3281
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 8
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- .1 CAST ALUMINUM; SYNTHETIC; STAINLESS STEEL; GLASS; OIL/.2 CAST ALUMINUM; SYNTHETIC; GLASS/.3 ALUMINUM ?/.4 METAL/.5 CAST ALUMINUM; SYNTHETIC; GLASS/.6 SYNTHETIC; METAL/.7 &.8 METAL, BRASS, SYNTHETIC
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 47.5 cm
- Width
- 37.5 cm
- Height
- 45.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Marine Transportation
- Category
- Navigation instruments & equipment
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Sperry
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Québec
- City
- Montréal
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
A COMPACT GYROCOMPASS USED IN SMALL SHIPS, AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLES, SURFACE VESSELS AND SUBMARINES, COMPRISES A GYROSCOPE MOUNTED W. 2 DEGREES OF FREEDOM, WHICH SEEKS & CONTINUALLY INDICATES THE MERIDIAN OR TRUE NORTH. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 COMPASS GRADUATED IN TENTHS FROM '0' TO '360' DEGREES/ OVAL MFR PLATE: '[LOGO] SPERRY [LOGO]'/ PLATE BELOW READS: 'ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY/ MK-23/ GYRO COMPASS/ EQUIPMENT/ MODEL C-3/ PART NO. FTC95949/ SPERRY GYROSCOPE COMPANY/ DIVISION OF SPERRY RAND CANADA LIMITED/ MONTREAL'/ PLATE BELOW READS: 'ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY/ MASTER UNIT/ A UNIT OF MK23 MOD C-3 GYRO COMPASS/ SERIAL NO. 3281 PART NO. C95460/ RCN STOCK NO. 6605-21-841-8531/ SUPPLY 115 V,30, 400 Hz/ SPERRY GYROSCOPE CO./ DIVISION OF SPERRY RAND CANADA LIMITED/ MONTREAL'/ * SEE SUPP. INFO FOR.2 TO.8
- Missing
- 2 LAMPS FOR ALARM BELLS.
- Finish
- .1 BINNACLE PAINTED GREY; BLACK SYNTHETIC GYROSPHERE; ROUGH STAINLESS STEEL BRACKETS; CLEAR GLASS/.2 HOUSING PAINTED GREY; BLACK SYNTHETIC COVER & DIALS; CLEAR GLASS/.3 POLISHED ALUMINUM/.4 HOUSING PAINTED GREY/.5 HOUSING PAINTED GREY; BLACK SYNTHETIC RECEPTACLES; CLEAR GLASS/.6 GREY SYNTHETIC COVER; METAL BASE PAINTED GREY/.7 WHITE PAINTED METAL; POLISHED BRASS BELL/.8 GREY-GREEN PAINTED METAL; POLISHED BRASS BELL
- Decoration
- N/A
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Sperry Gyroscope Co. of Canada Ltd., Compass, gyro, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1999.0051, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1999.0051.001/
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