Admiralty chart - English Channel.

[doug748]

I have Admiralty chart no 5053, which covers the whole of the Channel and can be accommodated on a good sized chart table, unfolded.

I used to have a number of these charts marked with the station idents of DF stations, the range of lights and other useful stuff from the olden days

Sadly they always bore the legend: For Instructional Purposes Only Not To Be Used for Naviagation and other daunting things.

I have a modern one that needs to be folded and is not half so handy for outline planning or daydreaming
......does anyone know if there is an equivalent of the old 5053?

 

[geoid96]

Do you mean 2675?

 

[doug748]

I must check.

From the aspect ratio, it looks like the full sized Admiralty chart that I have.

The beauty of 5053 was in it's small size......sorry it is a bit unclear......I have one of each but I am looking to buy a new small one 5053, as was.

 

[geoid96]

Sorry I think I misunderstood your question.

5053 is still available. See: http://www.imray.com/record.cfm?i_stock_code=AC5053. This is a 1:750,000 chart that has not been updated since 1976. Are you saying that there was also an older version of 5053 but at smaller scale?

 

[doug748]

No, that is the one. It is a small format, shame they do not print a version suitable for navigation. Here it is unfurled, in use:

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Thanks for that, I should have looked myself but I was convinced it was no longer available

 

[Angele]

Do you mean 2675?

2675 is on a 1:500,000 scale. Judging from the image, it appears to cover a distance of c.300nm from west to east. So, must be A0 sized. (300nm @ 1:500,000 = 1.1 metres).

That is not going to fit on many chart tables unfolded (except on superyachts or big ships).