Thank you very much for the add, I have a ships wheel which I have been trying to identify it is aluminium with coat of protective covering. I have searched the net and there is one listed on a aircraft spares website 'Spitfirespares.com which is the same as the one I have. Anyone have opinion on this? On-line wheel from SS My one Thank you in advance
Not the wheel from a British LCT, which were made of wood: LCT'S LAND SUPPLIES FOR THE 8TH ARMY. 17 TO 26 FEBRUARY 1943, TRIPOLI, FINE WORK HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED BY TANK LANDING CRAFT IN UNLOADING STORES FOR THE EIGHTH ARMY FROM CONVOYS ARRIVING IN TRIPOLI, FOLLOWING THE CLEARING OF OBSTRUCTIONS BY SALVAGE MEN FROM SOUTH AFRICA ETC. THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR What's the overall diameter?
Mike, Of the smaller landing crafts the only one I could find with a somewhat similar wheel is the LCP(S) or the Landing Craft Personnel (Small). Unfortunately the photo from a PDF is not very clear and I can't find anything better at the moment. The inner ring could be a mounting column for the wheel itself? Anyway a possibility? Regards ...
Hi Cee Thanks for looking into this, I've enlarged the image I don't think this is the wheel the handles seem a lot longer Regards Mike
The wheel has a round casting, on my one top right where a handle would have been, not something that you would have thought to have on a valve wheel.... The materials it's made of suggests military and having it cast would suggest that quite a number would have been produced.
Hi, It looks similar to the wheel in the Steering Gear Room at the stern of the LCI(L). Regards Danny
Bear in mind that there would have been several manufacturers and there were always subtle differences between manufacturers.
I have emailed the Spitfirespares website, asking the owner to clarify what makes them believe that this wheel came from a Landing Craft. Hopefully they will reply.
