CAPTAIN COOK III pilot steamer emergency signal lamp and radio transmitter
Date1950s
Object number00055361
NameSignal lamp
MediumMetal, fabric, radioactive material present inside dial
ClassificationsTools and equipment
Credit LineAustralian National Maritime Museum Collection gift of Kathryn Couttoupes
History.
SignificanceThe CAPTAIN COOK pilot vessels were iconic working vessels on Sydney Harbour for nearly one hundred years. These objects are rare remnants of CAPTAIN COOK III.
E H Brett and Sons
1939-1959