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Actions Displays	QM Dial from Decometer Remove from selection Add to selection Object numberNMRN 2018/110/1 Object categorynavigational instruments Object namegauge TitleQM Dial from Decometer DescriptionQM Dials were used for the first time during the D-Day landings on 6th June 1944 and fitted to Harbour Defence Motor Launches (HDML) as a navigational instrument. The Decca Navigator System helped ships know their location by using radio signals from fixed beacons. Seventeen vessels had QM receivers fitted, including HDML 1383 and HDML 1387. Associated subjectCoastal Forces Normandy Landings (1944)

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TitleQM Dial from Decometer

DescriptionQM Dials were used for the first time during the D-Day landings on 6th June 1944 and fitted to Harbour Defence Motor Launches (HDML) as a navigational instrument. The Decca Navigator System helped ships know their location by using radio signals from fixed beacons. Seventeen vessels had QM receivers fitted, including HDML 1383 and HDML 1387.

Associated subjectCoastal Forces
Normandy Landings (1944)