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== The Conn, A Brief History of the Term == | == The Conn, A Brief History of the Term == | ||
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The modern wheel is typically connected to a mechanical or hydraulic system. | The modern wheel is typically connected to a mechanical or hydraulic system. | ||
In naval parlance, | In naval parlance, The Conn Officer was the Helmsman or wheelman directly responsible for the handling of the ship’s wheel. These men had a very difficult job, considering the average ship’s wheel weighed akin to 500 pounds of more on most early sailing ships. | ||
Originally the term 'to take the Conn' was an order for the wheelman to assume control of the wheel, and thus the navigation of a vessel. Later the term Conn was used to describe any person directly related to the handling of a ship’s course and heading. This was liberally applied to pilots, wheelmen, and junior officers whose primary duties were directly related to the handling of the wheel or navigating the ship. Later the term was applied to any officer who was authorized to give orders to the wheelman to change the Conn status of the ship, i.e.. the ship’s direction of travel. | Originally the term 'to take the Conn' was an order for the wheelman to assume control of the wheel, and thus the navigation of a vessel. Later the term Conn was used to describe any person directly related to the handling of a ship’s course and heading. This was liberally applied to pilots, wheelmen, and junior officers whose primary duties were directly related to the handling of the wheel or navigating the ship. Later the term was applied to any officer who was authorized to give orders to the wheelman to change the Conn status of the ship, i.e.. the ship’s direction of travel. |