The Nautical Encyclopedia

Patterson’s Illustrated Nautical Encyclopedia — Howard Patterson, 1891

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Home ⚓ Letter P ⚓ Pilot House

Pilot House

Sea Terms

(See Wheel House.)

Improved binnacle top, pocket compass and pilot-house binnacle

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