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The '''Battenberg Course Indicator''' was a [[Navigational Instrument]] helpful in a variety of navigational tasks, or even to help solve [[Torpedo Control]] problems.{{HTC1916|p. 88}} | The '''Battenberg Course Indicator''' was a [[Navigational Instrument]] helpful in a variety of navigational tasks, or even to help solve [[Torpedo Control]] problems.{{HTC1916|p. 88}} | ||
It was invented in 1892 by Captain H.S.H. Prince [[Louis Alexander Mountbatten, First Marquess of Milford Haven|Louis of Mountbatten]].<ref>[http://www.gwpda.org/naval/ou5274.htm O.U. 5274 ''Remarks on Handling Ships'']</ref> | |||
==Mark I== | ==Mark I== | ||
==Mark II== | ==Mark II== | ||
==Mark III== | ==Mark III== | ||
==Mark IV== | |||
===Use as an Enemy Torpedo Calculator=== | ===Use as an Enemy Torpedo Calculator=== | ||
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[[Category:Torpedo Control]] | [[Category:Torpedo Control]] | ||
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Revision as of 15:45, 11 October 2015
The 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 H.S.H. Prince Louis of Mountbatten.[2]
Mark I
Mark II
Mark III
Mark IV
Use as an Enemy Torpedo Calculator
Battenberg Mark III used as Enemy Torpedo Calculator[3]
[TO BE CONTINUED - TONE] HTC1916, pp. 44-46
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Handbook of Torpedo Control, 1916. p. 88.
- ↑ O.U. 5274 Remarks on Handling Ships
- ↑ 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.
