HMS Lutine (1779) 1858. The bell was found entangled in the chains originally running from the ship's wheel to the rudder, and was originally left in this state before being separated and re-hung from the rostrum of the Underwriting Room at Lloyd's. It weighs and is in diameter. It remains a mystery why the name on the bell does not correspond with that of the ship. The bell was traditionally struck when news of an overdue ship arrived - once for the loss of a ship (i.e. bad news), and twice for her return (i.e. good news). The bell was sounded to ensure
Captain Compass Captain Compass Captain Compass is a nautical detective in the DC Comics universe first appearing in a 1948 "Star Spangled Comics" issue. A former private detective, Mark Compass is hired by a shipping company as a troubleshooter. Compass appeared alongside the Martian Manhunter when J'onn J'onnz signed onto his ship to investigate the murder of a sea captain's daughter. Compass also aided the Justice League after Green Arrow decided to depart to battle his personal demons. Captain Compass appeared in several issues of Detective Comics, including #500 where he joined forces with other detective characters such as Slam Bradley and