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The reason for introducing the marine use of gps in my last blog, is that I was seriously impressed with how far marine navigation and control units have come. I did some sailing as a youngster, where a compass and a radio direction finder were the only things you had. Recently I saw a Raymarine [...]
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Marine Navigation has come a long way
During WW2, two destroyers were heading into port after weeks at sea, the last 3 days of which were in thick fog. The leading destroyer signalled the other asking what they calculated their position to be. The reply was: “Not sure; navigator calculates us to be on the 15th [...]
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