Battenberg Course Indicator

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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.[1]

It was invented in 1892 by Captain Prince Louis of Mountbatten[2] and issued to the fleet commencing in 1895.[3]

Mark I

Mark II

Mark III

Use as an Enemy Torpedo Calculator

Battenberg Mark III used as Enemy Torpedo Calculator[4]

Mark IV

[TO BE CONTINUED - TONE] HTC1916, pp. 44-46

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Handbook of Torpedo Control, 1916. p. 88.
  2. O.U. 5274 Remarks on Handling Ships
  3. Circular Letter of 28 December, 1894. Milford Haven Papers. Imperial War Museum. Documents.27060. Reel 1. Document 12.
  4. 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.