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Five steamers will thus be required to be on duty on the examination grounds at one time and one for carrying relief crews, &c. Each steamer will have one or more masts high enough for the flags or lanterns denoting her character, and will also have the means for making signals by whistle or siren.
4. There are in Hong Kong seven sets of the stores for examination vessels, as shown below, six of which are on R.A. charge and one set held in reserve in A.O.D. stores. There are also 6-7-pr. R.M.L. guns and stores, as shown, in R.A. charge.
There are three sets of stores for examination batteries, one set in each examination battery.
TABLE of Stores for Examination Steamer.
Woolwich Section.
Paragraph
of List of Changes.
Description of Stores.
Detail.
Xumber required.
18
9936
Lamp, marine, signal, red
22
7424
Boxes, fireworks, small
Copper not under command, signal and general use (-in. circular wick)
Wood, naval, 24 in. by 17 in. by
12g in.
♡
a
Handles, light, G.S.
6911
Lights, long, red
Portfires, commou
With pin and hollow for 8 primers.. 1 in tin cylinder
+
24
50
Primers, light, G.S.
Also LS. apparatus,
cylinder
15 in tin
30
Rockets, sound, Trinity House: —
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27
10672
Mark I, with sticks
Tonite charges
Detonators
Flags, blue, ensign, 12 ft. by 6 ft.
*
No. 1 size
pilot, special pattern signal, International Code,
sets
Lantern, flashing, signal.
888-
50
50
50
1
6 pendant, Naval Code 8 ft. square
1
1
21 flags and 6 pendants
1
2
10334
Binoculars, night
Cases..
Semaphores
Telescopes, marine
29
6578
garrison
8711
Cases, telescope, garrison
Without leather case Leather
1
1
With shade and cap
1
Wood for telescope and stand, 3 ft.
5 in. by 6 in. by 92 in.
Stand, telescope, 24-in. socket, wood Tripod in two parts, with legs 5 ft
1
10677
Megaphones
4 in., for telescope, garrison Tin body, zinc bell mouth with slot, japanned, 30 in. long, with handle
1
Supplied by Stationery Books, signal, International Code
Office
(1901 edition)
Supplied by Army Ser- Oil and wick for lamps
vice Corps
:
12
18
27
28
8060 10334
29
5123
29
10677
Supplied by Army Ser-
vice Corps To be provided locally.
[1022]
STORES required for each Examination Battery.
Cordave,
white, signal halyard,
1 in., fathoms
Horns, fog, bellows pattern
Flags, pendant, military
Binoculars, night
Cases..
Lautern, flashing, signal Semaphores
Stands, telescope, signalling Telescope, signalling Megaphones
Oil and wick for lamps
Flagstaff with truck
17 ft. by 3 ft. 6 iu., 4 in. fly Without leather case Leather
2 tripods, 1 ft. 7 in. long per stand. With 2 caps and sling
Tin body, zinc bell mouth with slot, japanned, 30 in. long, with handle
2 N
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