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Type of non-magnetic compass based on the rotation of the Earth
A gyrocompass is a type of non-magnetic compass which is based on a fast-spinning disc and the rotation of the Earth (or another planetary body if used
Gyrocompass
Navigation device
A HRG gyrocompass is a compass and instrument of navigation. It uses a hemispherical resonant gyroscope (HRG), accelerometers and computers to compute
HRG_gyrocompass
Compass used in ships
A fibre optic gyrocompass is a compass and instrument of navigation. It is sometimes part of a ship's set of compasses, which also include a conventional
Fibre_optic_gyrocompass
Device for measuring or maintaining orientation
indicators, and a rather more complicated device, the gyrocompass. The first functional gyrocompass was patented in 1904 by German inventor Hermann Anschütz-Kaempfe
Gyroscope
Ways to determine a direction
wayfinding. The most direct method is using a compass (magnetic compass or gyrocompass), but indirect methods exist, based on the Sun path (unaided or by using
Direction_determination
pendulum, for which he was awarded a Copley Medal by the Royal Society. The gyrocompass was patented in 1885 by Marinus Gerardus van den Bos in The Netherlands
History_of_the_compass
UK-based company
electronic chart display and information systems (ECDIS), autopilot, gyrocompass, and voyage management systems for commercial shipping and naval vessels
Sperry Marine Northrop Grumman
Sperry_Marine_Northrop_Grumman
American industrialist (1860–1930)
famous for construction, two years after Hermann Anschütz-Kaempfe, of the gyrocompass and as founder of the Sperry Gyroscope Company. He was known as the "father
Elmer_Ambrose_Sperry
Process of controlling orientation of an aerospace vehicle
referred to as an Earth sensor. Similar to the way that a terrestrial gyrocompass uses a pendulum to sense local gravity and force its gyro into alignment
Spacecraft attitude determination and control
Spacecraft_attitude_determination_and_control
Communication standard for marine electronics
between marine electronics such as echo sounder, sonars, anemometer, gyrocompass, autopilot, GPS receivers and many other types of instruments. It has
NMEA_0183
Instrument used for navigation and orientation
principles are often also called compasses, i.e. the gyrocompass and GPS-compass. A gyrocompass is similar to a gyroscope. It is a non-magnetic compass
Compass
American military technology manufacturer
first deployed by the U.S. Navy in 1938. Another Arma product was a gyrocompass based on technology originally developed by the German company Anschütz
Arma_Engineering_Company
latitude or, for larger maritime vessels can be used to calculate any gyrocompass error that may exist. The other fifty-seven selected stars have daily
List_of_stars_for_navigation
Greek and Argentine business magnate (1906–1975)
echo sounder had not been in working condition for two months; and the gyrocompass... had a permanent error of three degrees west. The officer on watch
Aristotle_Onassis
Sailor with steering duties on a ship
and steering. A helmsman relies upon visual references, a magnetic and gyrocompass, and a rudder angle indicator to steer a steady course. The mate or other
Helmsman
American ocean liner
1934 it had been removed. That same year, echo sounding equipment and a gyrocompass had been installed on the ship. Morro Castle began her maiden voyage
SS_Morro_Castle_(1930)
Gyroscope that uses fiber optics
Retrieved 2019-05-27. Magner, Ralf (2025-08-28). "How the Fibre Optic Gyrocompass cuts through ship jamming and spoofing". SAFETY4SEA. Retrieved 2026-05-08
Fibre-optic_gyroscope
Surveying instrument
gyrotheodolite (also: surveying gyro) is an instrument composed of a gyrocompass mounted to a theodolite. It is used to determine the orientation of true
Gyrotheodolite
Fundamental concept of classical mechanics
the gyrocompass device is held in such a way that it remains aligned with the local plumb line. When the gyroscope wheel inside the gyrocompass device
Inertial_frame_of_reference
German ocean liner; "Voyage of the damned"
passengers: 270 cabin class, 287 tourist class, 416 third class Sensors & processing systems by 1930: wireless direction finding by 1934: gyrocompass
MS_St._Louis
German navigation instrument company
Anschütz & Company in 1905 in Kiel, Germany, in order to produce the first gyrocompass for large ships, which entered service in 1907. The company expanded
Anschütz_GmbH
fishfinder and sonar, marine radar, satellite navigation device, fibre optic gyrocompass, satellite television, and marine fuel management. The electronics devices
Marine_electronics
United States Army soldier
took part in the Pearl Harbor attacks. Ensign Sakamaki's submarine's gyrocompass malfunctioned, causing the submarine to sail in circles at periscope
David_Akui
New Zealand ocean liner, troop ship
Propulsion 2 × steam turbines 2 × screws Speed 22 knots (41 km/h) Sensors & processing systems wireless direction finding echo sounding device gyrocompass
HMT_Awatea
1947 US bomber aircraft family
equipped with bomb fire control systems or bombsights. They suffered from gyrocompass failures at high speeds, unhooked bomb shackles, engine fires, and inaccurate
North_American_B-45_Tornado
1931 passenger liner
passengers (475 first class, 229 cabin class) Troops 4,165 Crew 359 Sensors & processing systems Echo sounding device Wireless direction finding Gyrocompass
SS_Mariposa_(1931)
Mechanical calculating device
versions, the rotation of the bar is automated through the use of a gyrocompass and selsyn, in other the speed input was automated using a Forbes Log
Dumaresq
Submarine of the United States
Immediate damage included the loss of power control over the bow planes; gyrocompass failure; blown fuses on the starboard lighting circuit, and broken lights
USS_S-36
German scientist and inventor
North Pole by submarine, he became interested in the concept of the gyrocompass. In 1905 he founded, with Friedrich Treitschke, the company Anschütz
Hermann_Anschütz-Kaempfe
New Zealand transpacific ocean liner
call sign GDVB superseded Aorangi's code letters KRVH. Also by 1934 a gyrocompass was added to her navigational equipment. In June 1936 the UK government
MV_Aorangi
Aerial torpedo of the Imperial Japanese Navy
tumbling torpedo will run out of control once it hits the water. The gyrocompass and the depth meter may work well, but the torpedo cannot control the
Type_91_torpedo
Topics referred to by the same term
gyroscope. Gyroscopic autopilot adjusts control surfaces of the aircraft. Gyrocompass This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Gyroscopic
Gyroscopic_stabilizer
Waist-high stand in which navigational instruments are placed
department's report of personnel at sick bay, excused from that day's duty. Gyrocompass Logbook "What is Binnacle? - Automotive dictionary and encyklopedia -
Binnacle
World's first all-electric submarine
electric engine, the first naval periscope and the first naval electric gyrocompass. The name "Gymnote" refers to the Gymnotids, the "electric eels". The
French_submarine_Gymnote_(Q1)
1927 ocean liner
direction finding equipment, and from about 1934 she was equipped with a gyrocompass. California's first class accommodation was air conditioned and some
SS_California_(1927)
Class of Norwegian Coast Guard ship
utilize a Marins-series inertial navigation system, along with a Quadrans gyrocompass and a Netans navigation data distribution and computation system. Communication
Jan_Mayen-class_patrol_vessel
Process of monitoring and controlling the movement of a craft or vehicle
ISBN 978-3540747888. Magner, Ralf (2025-08-28). "How the Fibre Optic Gyrocompass cuts through ship jamming and spoofing". SAFETY4SEA. Retrieved 2026-05-08
Navigation
Compass that senses direction electronically
over the long term, apart from changing magnetic disturbances, and the gyrocompass is accurate over the short term, even against acceleration and heeling
Fluxgate_compass
Type of aircraft radar system
accuracy using onboard measurements, namely the airspeed indicator and gyrocompass. Since the aircraft flies within the air mass, it is not possible to
Green_Satin_radar
Passenger steam ship launched in 1914
the call sign DHTY. Also by 1934 her navigation equipment included a gyrocompass. In 1935 Flotte Riuniti Cosulich-Lloyd Sabaudo bought Resolute, renamed
SS_Lombardia
United States Coast Guard heavy icebreaker ship
for maintenance and all three propellers were replaced, as were the gyrocompass repeaters. Afterwards, Polar Star finally returned to its homeport of
USCGC_Polar_Star
Former passenger ship
equipped with direction finding equipment, an echo sounding device and a gyrocompass As built, Strathnaver had accommodation for 498 first class and 668 tourist
RMS_Strathnaver
German rigid airship (1928–1940)
each engine powered the oven and hotplates, and one the lighting and gyrocompass. Cooling water from these engines heated radiators inside the passenger
LZ_127_Graf_Zeppelin
Fire Support Team Vehicle
time of 3 minutes, 30 seconds plus the time it took the north-seeking gyrocompass (NSG) to align. The M981 FISTV has been supplanted by the M7 Bradley
M981_FISTV
Flywheel Flywheel energy storage Momentum wheel Spinning top Gyroscope Gyrocompass Precession Nutation Particle swarm optimization Self-propelled particles
List of dynamical systems and differential equations topics
List_of_dynamical_systems_and_differential_equations_topics
Four patrol vessels
Furuno Inmarsat B and C Satcom, Furuno FAX 2084 weatherfax, Tokimec 110GS gyrocompass and Tokimec PR 2213 autopilot. Flight deck located on the after end of
San_Juan-class_patrol_vessel
Guardian-class patrol boat
Complement 23 Sensors & processing systems X-band radar differential GPS gyrocompass depth sounding machine Electronic Chart Display and Information System
RVS_Takuare
Skills and tech involved in submarine navigation
position using: Dead reckoning course information obtained from the ship's gyrocompass, measured speed and estimates of local ocean currents, this could also
Submarine_navigation
Tracking system using transceivers on ships
System receiver, with other electronic navigation sensors, such as a gyrocompass or rate of turn indicator. The International Maritime Organization's
Automatic identification system
Automatic_identification_system
Czechoslovak light tank used by Nazi Germany
ammunition - exactly how much is not known - for another radio set and a gyrocompass. It could be recognized by the prominent "clothesline" radio antenna
Panzer_35(t)
French officer and engineer (1850–1935)
was fitted with the first naval periscope and the first naval electric gyrocompass. The latter allowed the Gymnote to force a naval block in 1890. From
Arthur_Constantin_Krebs
Inability of a person to correctly determine their body position in space
develop and champion instrumented flight. Sperry would go on to invent the gyrocompass and attitude indicator, both of which were being tested by 1930. With
Spatial_disorientation
List of large explosions
as if it had suffered a torpedo hit, and both diesel engines and the gyrocompass were disabled. On the night of 17 November 1942, torpedoes detonated
Largest artificial non-nuclear explosions
Largest_artificial_non-nuclear_explosions
Device which measures fluid flow velocity, typically around an aircraft or boat
Engineering portal Air data boom Altimeter Annubar Calibrated airspeed Deicing Gyrocompass Kiel probe Piezometer Position error True airspeed Pitot, Henri (1732)
Pitot_tube
US-owned cargo ship sunk in 1942
Indian's code letters. In the same year, an echo sounding device and a gyrocompass were added to her navigation equipment. In December 1941 the US entered
East_Indian_(1918_ship)
Optical surveying instrument
gyrotheodolite comprises a normal theodolite with an attachment that contains a gyrocompass, a device which senses the rotation of the Earth in order to find true
Theodolite
Patrol boat of the Kiribati Maritime Police
Complement 23 Sensors & processing systems X-band radar differential GPS gyrocompass depth sounding machine Electronic Chart Display and Information System
RKS_Teanoai_II
Ocean liner of the Pacific Steam Navigation Company
diesel engines; 4 screws Speed 19 knots (35 km/h) Capacity 880 passengers (as built) Sensors & processing systems wireless direction finding gyrocompass
MV_Reina_del_Pacifico
first practical modern bicycle. The first, not yet practical, form of gyrocompass is patented by Marinus Gerardus van den Bos. Rufus Eastman patents the
1885_in_science
Navigation system used in the Royal Air Force's V-bomber fleet
system included late models of the H2S radar, the True Airspeed Unit, a gyrocompass and the Green Satin radar. A Mk 6 radar altimeter was used for accurate
Navigation_and_Bombing_System
Type of conical projectile for mid 19th century rifles
Du Temple high-circulation steam engine (1876) Krebs naval electric gyrocompass (1880) Smokeless powder Poudre B (1886) Operational usage Napoleonic
Minié_ball
Arc crossing all meridians of longitude at the same angle
line by compass alone became practical with the invention of the modern gyrocompass, an instrument that determines true north not by magnetism, but by referencing
Rhumb_line
Chinese attack helicopter
inside the visor. Other navigation instruments of Z-10 include laser gyrocompass, radio altimeter, Doppler radar, inertial navigation, satellite navigation
Changhe_Z-10
Austro-Hungarian U-27 class submarine
February, she had an at-sea rendezvous with U-43. On 1 March the U-boat's gyrocompass broke down, necessitating a return to port. Two days later, as she neared
SM_U-29_(Austria-Hungary)
certain kinds of ship control and equipment monitoring devices, the ship's gyrocompass, the rudder position indicator, audio-visual equipment for the ship's
Interior communications electrician
Interior_communications_electrician
Russian naval engineer, mathematician, and memoirist (1863–1945)
automatically calculate the deviation of a compass. He also was a pioneer of the gyrocompass, being the first to create a full theory of it. After spending several
Aleksey_Krylov
Soviet infantry fighting vehicle
overpressure NBC system and fire suppression system, and carries a GPK-59 gyrocompass. The original BMP-1 had a vulnerability in its mine protection scheme
BMP-2
German radio reconnaissance company
was formed with the combination on C.Plath, Decca Marine and Sperry Gyrocompass. During the 1950s, C. Plath GmbH specialised in developing and designing
Plath_GmbH
Unit aboard naval and merchant ships
maintaining the ship's charts and navigational publications, the ship's gyrocompass, and all navigational gear. He also keeps the log extract for each voyage
Deck_department
World War II Allied operations against German long-range weapons
Calais electrical grid, and on gyrocompass factories in Germany and V-weapon storage depots in France. The gyrocompass attacks, along with targeting liquid
Operation_Crossbow
Lost Israeli submarine
artifacts were recovered, including the submarine's bridge, the boat's gyrocompass, and many small items. The exact cause of the loss remains unknown, but
INS_Dakar
British ocean liner (1931–1961)
equipped with direction finding equipment, an echo sounding device and a gyrocompass As built, Strathaird had accommodation for 498 first class and 668 tourist
RMS_Strathaird
Canadian Navy vessels
Above the wheelhouse was an open bridge, fitted with a chart table and a gyrocompass repeater. A second gyro repeater was fitted on the quarterdeck. Each
YAG_training_vessel
Sperry Corporation, known for his invention of Gyrostabilizer and the Gyrocompass; recipient of John Fritz Medal (1927) and Elliott Cresson Medal from
List of Cornell University alumni
List_of_Cornell_University_alumni
Self-propelled underwater weapon
(Lageunabhängiger - "position-independent") could transit to a preprogrammed gyrocompass angle after reaching a set distance after launch, and then enter a more
Torpedo
Type of midget submarine
nose of the submarine, while the forward section held the battery and a gyrocompass, the first to be fitted to a German midget submarine and considered essential
Seehund
G-class submarine of the United States
three-month overhaul at the New York Naval Shipyard. Workers installed a gyrocompass and repaired equipment in preparation for final acceptance trials on
USS_G-4
Maritime service branch of Taiwan's military
Has two (one for each submarine) of the three remaining working Arma gyrocompass in the world. Expected to be retired after construction of IDS project
Republic_of_China_Navy
Oil tanker known for causing a major oil spill southeast of Massachusetts, United States
established that the ship carried two unqualified crew as helmsmen, a broken gyrocompass, inadequate charts, and an inaccurate radio direction finder. At 6 p
MV_Argo_Merchant
Class of midget submarines of the Imperial Japanese Navy
usually a Type 4 magnetic compass however some early models had a Type 97 gyrocompass in the boat itself. While both the original and second modifications
Kairyū-class_submarine
UK-built steam turbine ocean liner
all tourist class Sensors & processing systems wireless direction finding echo sounding device gyrocompass Notes sister ships: Strathmore, Strathallan
SS_Stratheden
British cargo steamship
processing systems direction finding equipment echo sounding device gyrocompass Armament DEMS Notes sister ships: Clan Buchanan, Clan Cameron, Clan Campbell
SS_Clan_Forbes_(1938)
Fast battleship class of the United States Navy
Mark 8/13 fire control radar, stable vertical, ship pitometer log and gyrocompass, and anemometer. The GFCS uses remote power control (RPC) for automatic
Iowa-class_battleship
Study of underwater depth of lake or ocean floors
correction of the boat's roll and pitch on the ocean surface, and a gyrocompass provides accurate heading information to correct for vessel yaw. (Most
Bathymetry
Vehicles based on the Soviet T-26 light tank
rangefinder (with a 500 mm base length), a PTK tank commander panoramic sight, gyrocompass, course plotter, field dead-reckoning analyzer, predictor, map-board
T-26_variants
Electromechanical analog computer
course and speed, which were read automatically from the submarine's gyrocompass and pitometer log estimated target course, speed, and range information
Torpedo_Data_Computer
American ocean liner (1929–1958)
direction finding equipment, and from about 1934 she was equipped with a gyrocompass. Some of Pennsylvania's first class cabins had en suite bathrooms. With
SS_Argentina_(1929)
World War I British monitor
transfer of the radio room down into the hold, the addition of a new gyrocompass, enlarging the bridge and rearranging the existing magazines and storage
HMS_Lord_Clive
American equipment and electronics company (1910–1986)
equipment—chiefly his own inventions: the marine gyrostabilizer and the gyrocompass—at 40 Flatbush Avenue Extension in Downtown Brooklyn. During World War
Sperry_Corporation
American surface-search radar
three large round displays are (left to right): "A display" of return signal versus time, gyrocompass readout, and PPI (Plan Position Indicator) display
SG_radar
Standard for maritime navigation equipment interfaces
( bidirectional 8 Port Multiplexer / Converter ) Inclinometer SATURN Gyrocompass[dead link] Norwegian Electric Systems RAVEN INS[dead link] Weidmueller
IEC_61162
IJN submarine beached at Pearl Harbor 1941
03:30 on 7 December 1941, HA. 19 was launched from I-24 with a broken gyrocompass. The crew had four-and-a-half hours to reach Pearl Harbor, and attempted
Japanese_submarine_HA._19
Statues commemorating servicemen of the United States
tough, brave, and inspiring; it was originally a nautical term for a gyrocompass, used to keep a ship on an unwavering course. Because the use of the
Iron_Mike
Type of aircraft flight instrument
drift. Acronyms and abbreviations in avionics Earth Inductor Compass Gyrocompass, a compass depending on gyroscopic precession effect instead of a basic
Heading_indicator
Chemical element with atomic number 4 (Be)
A hollow beryllium sphere used in a gyrocompass of the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress aircraft
Beryllium
Multiple rocket launcher
lasted through 1974. Testing uncovered the need to improve the vehicle's gyrocompass, with the changes implemented and its performance validated in 1974.
Type 75 130 mm multiple rocket launcher
Type_75_130_mm_multiple_rocket_launcher
Class of Indian Coast Guard patrol vessels
(ECDIS), autopilot, magnetic compass, and the NAVIGAT 3000 fiberoptic gyrocompass. The vessels are equipped with a long-range gun and modern vessel control
Aadesh-class_patrol_vessel
Yugoslav naval class (1928–1954)
her gyrocompass malfunctioned, and her crew were forced to use an unreliable magnetic compass to navigate. To conduct repairs on the gyrocompass, Nebojša
Hrabri-class_submarine
Austro-Hungarian U-27 class submarine
the parapet on her conning tower, a missing radio aerial, and a broken gyrocompass, U-30 arrived in Cattaro on 16 March for repairs. With the repairs complete
SM_U-30_(Austria-Hungary)
American inventor of the autopilot (1892–1923)
autopilot and the artificial horizon. Sperry was the third son of the gyrocompass co-inventor, Elmer Ambrose Sperry, and his wife Zula. Sperry invented
Lawrence_Sperry
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Paramhansa | பரமஹஂஸாÂ
The supreme spirit, Supreme soul
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Arabic
Bright One
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Muslim
Pl of Malik, King
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(شاهزاده) Persian name SHAHZADE means "prince."
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