US Navy Mk II talker helmet
Large, to allow use of headset
Mk II talker helmet | |
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The US Navy Mk II talker helmet | |
Type | Combat helmet |
Place of origin | United States of America |
Service history | |
In service | 1942–1980s |
Used by | US Navy, US Coast Guard[1] |
Wars | World War II |
Production history | |
Designer | Beaver Edwards [2] |
Designed | 1942 |
Manufacturer | McCord Radiators Company [2] [3] |
Specifications | |
Width | 28.6 cm [1] |
Height | 21.6 cm [1] |
Diameter | 32.4 cm [1] |
The US Navy Mk II talker helmet was a combat helmet used by the US Navy from the Second World War and into the 1980s.[3] [4]
History
In 1942, the US Navy decided to commission a special helmet for sailors posted on decks and tasked with transmitting orders by sound-powered telephone. The new helmet was to protect "exposed deck personnel" and accommodate a telephone headset; furthermore, it had to be usable while wearing a gas mask and binoculars.[2]
The helmet was made of non-magnetic Hadefield manganese steel.[3] Designated "USN MK-2",[4] was at the time the largest helmet ever used in US service. [2]
Gallery
- The US Navy Mk II talker helmet, worn by the sailor in the rear-center of the image; The two sailors in the foreground wear the M1 helmet
- Modern Mark 4 talker helmet
- Modern talker helmet worn by a gunner
References
- ^ a b c d "The Price of Freedom: Navy Talker's Helmet". amhistory.si.edu. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
- ^ a b c d "USN Talker Helmet - TALKER'S HELMETS [REF]". U.S. Militaria Forum. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
- ^ a b c Gentile, Mannie (2015-03-20). "Mannie Gentile: Combat Helmets of the 20th Century: US Navy Mk II talker helmet". Mannie Gentile. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
- ^ a b "US NAVY TALKER HELMET - PROTECTION FOR THE NERVES OF THE SHIP". A War to be Won. 2016-07-27. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Talker helmet.
- Are Navy Helmets Bulletproof? Battleship New Jersey, Youtube - Show and tell video of M1 helmet and US Navy Mk II talker helmet
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