USS TICONDEROGA (CVA-14) Gyro-compass

2024 condition report

2024 condition report

Name/Title

USS TICONDEROGA (CVA-14) Gyro-compass

Entry/Object ID

2024.8.1

Description

Gyro compass from US Navy vessel (USS Ticonderoga) Formerly part of loan L1993.192. Correspondence with NHHC curatorial staff in 2024 revealed that this was not part of their collection. Consequently it has been incorporated in the MMSD collection and the NHHC notified.

Collection

Instruments Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Gyrocompass

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Compass

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Navigational Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Surveying & Navigational T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Search Terms

USS Ticonderoga (CVA-14)

Material

Metal