Good evening.
In building HMS Ready, I have found a few anomalies in the plans I was sent. Upon further investigation, one item is a small range finder mounted Starboard of the centre of the bridge. In the Dreadnought project, they mention a Barr and Stroud rangefinder mounted on the bridge, and suggest it is used for station keeping. This makes sense, as it does not have much of an arc for controlling the guns.
Anyhow, to the question: Would this be fixed to one point on the Bridge's deck, or would the ragefinder and it's pillar have another mounting point elsewhere on the Bridge? The bridge is quite cramped and the other side has the Map table, so making it even more cramped on the front port side.
The linked article mentions an FQ2 rangefinder having a movable stand, but the rangefiner is much larger, so maybe the small one can as well?
I will probably build it and stick it where it is shown but it would be good to stick a ring or disc somewhere else on the deck and be accurate.
http://www.dreadnoughtproject.org/tfs/index.php/Barr_and_Stroud_Rangefinders