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| − | + | The '''Forbes Log''', '''Forbes Speed Indicator''' and '''Forbes Distance Recorder''' formed a family of devices to measure the passage of one's own ship through the water and to relay its speed and integrated distance traveled to useful spaces in the ship. One might think of them respectively as an axis-mounted revolution sensor, a speedometer, and an odometer. | |
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| + | [[File:ManGun1920Vol3_Plate67.jpg|thumb|320px|'''Speed Indicator'''<ref>''Manual of Gunnery in H.M. Fleet, Volume III, 1920'', Plate 67.</ref>]] | ||
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| + | [[File:ManGun1920Vol3_Plate68.jpg|thumb|320px|'''Distance Recorder'''<ref>''Manual of Gunnery in H.M. Fleet, Volume III, 1920'', Plate 68.</ref>]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:16, 14 September 2012
The Forbes Log, Forbes Speed Indicator and Forbes Distance Recorder formed a family of devices to measure the passage of one's own ship through the water and to relay its speed and integrated distance traveled to useful spaces in the ship. One might think of them respectively as an axis-mounted revolution sensor, a speedometer, and an odometer.
Log
Speed Indicator
Speed Indicator[1]
Distance Recorder
Distance Recorder[2]
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
- Admiralty, Gunnery Branch (1920). Manual of Gunnery (Volume III) for His Majesty's Fleet, 1920. (G. 13018/10) Copy No. 2 is Ja. 013 at Admiralty Library.
