Artifact Gallery:
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Ballistic Fuze Computer from USS Nevada BB36
Object/Artifact
Ballistic Fuze Computer from USS Nevada BB36. Ford Instrument Company. Mounted on wooden frame and housed in steel protective shipping case.
Nameplate on outside of shipping case reads:
U.S. Navy Bureau of Ordnance
POWDER FUZE BALLISTIC COMPUTER
FOR
COMPUTER MK 1 MOD 4
SERIAL NO 161
CONTRACT NO 88709
GROSS WEIGHT 37 LBS.
INSPECTOR HDB USN DATE 1942
MANUFACTURED BY
FORD INSTRUMENT CO., INC.
LONG ISLAND CITY, NEW YORK
Stenciled on outside of shipping case:
U. S. S. NEVADA
Nameplate on computer assembly reads:
Powder Fuze Ballistic Computer
Bur. Ord. Drg. 209665 --------- - 2
For Computer
Mk 1 Mod 4 Serial No. 161
For Installation Instruction See OD -------- Chapter VIII
Identification plate on computer assembly reads:
Bur Ord Assembly Drg No
209665 2 - 2
Serial No 30
This computer is designed to be used as an assembly in a larger computer. It includes a 60 Hz motor, a 3-dimensional cam, and a gear case containing at least two differentials to perform addition /subtraction. A mechanical counter displays the range in yards.
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