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Telegraph, Ship's

Object number91.29.2

Date1920-1929

MediumMetal; Rope

Credit LineGift of Dr. James B. Richardson III

DescriptionShip's telegraph or an engine order telegraph.DimensionsLength: 45.4724 in. (115.5 cm)
Length (of rope): 26 in. (66 cm)
Historical NotesUsed at Marine Division of U. S. Steel Clairton Works. A communications device used on a ship for the pilot on the bridge to order engineers in the engine room to power the vessel at a certain desired speed.Label TextAround 1920, the U. S. Steel Corporation began operating a facility in which they built towboats and repaired towboats and barges. These ships were needed to transport coal and necessary products to USS plants for use in the steel-making process and were also used to transport finished steel products. The round indicator showed general speed and direction of the vessel and had a bell mechanism which allowed the captain to communicate with the men in the engine room.

Previous owner United States Steel Corporation

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