Posted by Ed Grune on April 15, 2026, 11:12:58 1942 - 1943-time frame as on the aft steering station on a Fletcher. What color were the balls? When I volunteered at the DC Navy Yard museum I packed & moved crates of binnacle balls. Some were black, others red or green. Hoping for a small pop of color on the otherwise 5N Stevens Responses Re: Binnacle Balls - JEI April 17, 2026, 16:54:22 AFAIK there was no standard set by NAVSEA, rather it was left to the ship... - Charles Landrum April 16, 2026, 20:44:29 Re: AFAIK there was no standard set by NAVSEA, rather it was left to the ship... - Tom M. Today, 21:26:55 Re: Binnacle Balls - LonCray April 16, 2026, 4:38:09 Re: Binnacle Balls - Nurse Ratchette April 16, 2026, 14:15:30 Re: Binnacle Balls - Rick Heinbaugh April 15, 2026, 12:42:47 « Back to index
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