The wheel house equipment is being connected with the electric wiring system of a pocket boat for the service between Liverpool and the Isle of Man. It is here that the ship is steered and her speed determined. Order ahead, full, hall, stow and so on - are transmitted to the engine room by the control immediately behind the workman in the picture. The control is electrically operated. September 21, 1951.
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