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Old 10th January 2018, 22:32
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Originally Posted by Fairwinds View Post
Can recall (just about!) using the old DF System on the bridge - before radar knocked it into the history books for good. Seems strange now, but even that tool played its part when sailing along in overcast conditions. This was the system with metal loops in a spherical shape poking up above the bridge. It became an ornament.
This was called a Goniometer.
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