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Revision as of 11:49, 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]
Contents
Mark I
Mark II
Mark III
Use as an Enemy Torpedo Calculator
Battenberg Mark III used as Enemy Torpedo Calculator[3]
Mark IV
[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.
