Artifact Spotlight: Sextant

Credit: Thomas Frezza | Date Taken: 10/29/2020
Join the Naval History and Heritage Command as we Spotlight interesting and unique artifacts from the collection of the U.S. Navy. Sextants are navigational tools using the stars, and the sun, to help pinpoint the location of a ship on the open ocean. In the age before GPS, sextants were one of the most important tools to have on board!