The Commissioner of the United States at Riga, Latvia wrote on 21 May 1924 to the Secretary of State at Washington that the Chief of the Russian Compass Department of the Admiralty former lieutenant Pavlinov invented a new type of compass reel with supplementary magnet accessories for automatic avolition of deviation in navigation. His invention was to be practically tested and if it was a success were all naval and merchant ships to be fitted out with it.
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Records of the Department of State Relating to Internal Affairs of Russia and the Soviet Union, 1910-29. Naval Affairs, Navy, Navy Vessels: 861.30 .(861.31 Naval Maneuvers; 851.32 Personnel); 861.33 Movements of Navy Vessels; 861.34 Equipment and Supplies): 861.39 - 861.345. Micro film 316 roll 92.
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