something to do with the NAVY?

[Slytlytilted]

hi all Slytlytilted here, Okay i found this last summer in williamsport an i have no clue as to what it is. It is about 1 &1/2 inches in diameter the glass piece is 3/4 inches square an fits inside a slot on 1/2 of the case . On the back of the case is DT-60/PD beneath that is USN-NO bst-64235-?81 then below that is serial no.2?76. I have no idea what this is, the case is made of plastic it has a hole in the top where a chain could pass through, inside there is a metal disc with a small hole and it is glued to the case there is also a small square piece of metal on the other half. Can anyone tell me what this is?

 

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[dg39]

Need a bit sharper photo to see detail. Try another shot with micro if you have it.
DG

 

[Montana Jim]

DT-60/PD Series Radiac Detectors
Measures 10 - 600 Roentgens

Top Left: DT-60/PD Top Right: DT-60C/PD
Middle: DT-60A/PD

Bottom: DT-60/PD opened showing top & bottom covers and glass element in plastic holder.
Covers are lined with lead, with a small hole in the center for exposing the element.
A tool included with the CP-95A/PD is used to unscrew the covers to release the element,
which is placed in the reader. These were designed to be difficult to open without the special tool.
The element holder is serial numbered to match the outer case.

The DT-60/PD is a non-self-indicating personnel dosimeter which is worn about the neck like a pendant.
The sensitive element is a radio-photoluminescent silver phosphate glass,
which emits luminescent light under near ultra-violet irradiation after exposure to X or gamma radiation.
Developed by J.H. Schulman of the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory in 1951.

The DT-60/PD dosimeters were made by:
Corning Glass Works, Corning, New York
Poloroid Corporation, Cambridge, Mass.
Bausch & Lomb Optical Co., Rochester, New York
Peneberthy Instrument Co., Seattle, Washington

The DT-60B/PD dosimeters were made by:
Speciality Electronics Corporation

The DT-60C/PD dosimeters were made by:
Industrial Electronic Harware Corporation

The DT-60D/PD dosimeters were made by:
Electrospace Corporation

Government cost in 1969: $1.00 each

More information and pictures at: http://www.civildefensemuseum.com/southrad/dt60pd.html

 

[Angelo]

MONTANA!

Only logged on for the sole purpose of saying!: NICE

Tony

 

[Montana Jim]

MONTANA!

Only logged on for the sole purpose of saying!: NICE

Tony

LOL... Google did all the work... but thanks Tony.

 

[Slytlytilted]

hey MJ, thanks so much for identifying this for me now i can tell all those korean & vietnam navy vets what it is, it even had them stumped!! Being a former Air head veteran i had no idea,thanks again i do appreciate it.....HH Slytlytilted

 

[trikikiwi]

Cool ID, Montana Jim,
Interesting post slytly.


from Nuclear Free New Zealand

Some of our sailors should have worn these when they witlessly witnessed early Nuclear weapon tests.

Cheers, Mike

 

[Montana Jim]

Roger that Slytlytilted.

 

[Monty]

When I was stationed at McCoy AFB in Orlando, Fla. they issued these things with a chain to wear around our neck when we were anywhere within the "red" zone on the flight line. They were always hauling nuclear bombs up to the B52s and if there was a leak somehow these things would register how many rets we were exposed to. They never did check them that I know of and after a while everyone threw them in a drawer and forgot about them. When I got discharged they wanted to check mine when I took my discharge physical. When I told them I didn't know what happened to mine they said, "Nobody does" and just shrugged it off. So much for radiation safety. Monty

 

[Montana Jim]

When I was stationed at McCoy AFB in Orlando, Fla. they issued these things with a chain to wear around our neck when we were anywhere within the "red" zone on the flight line. They were always hauling nuclear bombs up to the B52s and if there was a leak somehow these things would register how many rets we were exposed to. They never did check them that I know of and after a while everyone threw them in a drawer and forgot about them. When I got discharged they wanted to check mine when I took my discharge physical. When I told them I didn't know what happened to mine they said, "Nobody does" and just shrugged it off. So much for radiation safety. Monty

I remember sometime on the late 80s? the AF stopped asking the troops (even the one's wrenching on the weapons systems) to stop wearing them... Although I worked flightline and around them, I never worked "on" the systems, and us cops never had to wear the devices.