It also had a shipbuilding industry and for a short time held the record for the largest ship launched. The compass is a dry paper type mounted on a gimble for use on a ship. Captain Forrest could ...

Retired merchant seaman Waldemar Semenov, 95, donated the compass in 2005. In 1942, Semenov, a Russian immigrant, was serving as a junior engineer on the American merchant ship SS Alcoa Guide ...

Modern ship compasses use a series of fibre optic gyroscope sensors and computers to locate north. This system usually includes sensors, control and display equipment, and an interface linked with ...

A ship’s navigator uses a compass to check that they are still on course. Explorers also use a compass to help them find their way and avoid getting lost.

Sky News’ Data & Forensics unit takes a closer look at the circumstances behind the collision between container ship Solong and oil tanker Stena Immaculate off the coast of Yorkshire.

But we have a moral compass. Now, the US is excluded due to ... According to Gran, US naval ships are not covered by the company's agreements with NATO. In Norway, ships receive fuel from ...

It also had a shipbuilding industry and for a short time held the record for the largest ship launched. The compass is a dry paper type mounted on a gimble for use on a ship. Captain Forrest could ...