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Naval Stores.

CHAPTER VII (L).

Stock Item.

Pattern No.

Description of Stores and Fittings.

Number Required.

Lanterns-

B. 9

198

Signal, red

199

white

·

2

3

•

2

1 B

105

B. 10

7

1

D. 3

D. 4

1

::

Flashing signal, to burn mineral sperm oil Lenses, spare, for lantern, pattern No. 2 Megaphone, 15-inch

Horns, fog, far-resounding, complete

Flags-

Blue ensign, 12 feet by 6 feet (8 breadths)

No. 1 size naval code pendant, No. 6

Pilot, special pattern (8 feet square)

Signal, international code (21 flags and

No. 3 size)

Semaphores, large

Balls, signal, canvas, painted red, 2 feet Binoculars

E. 4

1385

E. 12

F. 1

332 A

Telescopes, small

Fittings

Tripods for semaphore

Yards, fitted with halyards, &c.

Topmast

Book, signal, international code

1

pendants,

set

1 3

..

2

NOTE.-Oil and wicks for lanterns, cotton waste, and other petty consumable stores should be supplied as necessary. Should local circumstances necessitate any alterations or additions, the necessary articles should be demanded on the Admiralty by the Naval Store Officer, if not obtainable locally.

Naval Ordnance Stores.*

Description of Stores.

No. required.

Signal Gun and Stores.

Ordnance, R.M.L. 7-pr., 200 lbs., steel, complete with sights, muzzle,

and tangents

1

Carriage, R.M.L. 7-pr., rear chock, special

1

Brushes, piasaba, R.M.L. 7-pr.

1

Caps, sponge, No. 3

Cases, cartridge, No. 6

Irons, priming

Lanyards, friction tube, naval, short

Pockets, tube, naval

Sponges, R.M.L. 7-pr...

Straps, tube box, long

Tampeons, R.M.L. 7-pr.

Veat servers..

Worms, wadhook No. 5

Magazine Stores.

Cartridges, R.M.L. 7-pr., 12 ozs., filled

Tubes, friction quill, short

Lights, long red

Handles, light G.S.†

Primers, light G.S.†

Portfires, common

Clippers, portfire

Sticks, portfire

Boxes, firework, small..

Cases, powder, metal-lined, keys

Rockets, sound-

-lb., Mark II, with sticks

Guncotton primers, F.

Detonator, No. 1

Uprights, for use when firing rockets, sound

::

set

Cartridges, signal, Very's red

Pistols, signal, Very's cartridge..

Not required if Mark II lights are used.

1

1

1

3

1

-NA-2-2-I∞ I

52

78

24

4

30

50

1

1

2

50

50

50

1

20

2

10 sets of the above-mentioned stores will be maintained at Hong Kong,

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* NOTE---Changes in the naval ordnance stores to be maintained at Hong Kong for the examination service are now under consideration.

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