Noun
The shot-proof pilot house of a war vessel.
Source: Webster's dictionaryA " conning tower " was a feature of earlier designs: a separate pressure hull above the main body of the boat that allowed the use of shorter periscopes. Source: Internet
In many early classes of submarines (see history), the control room, or "conn", was located inside this tower, which was known as the " conning tower ". Source: Internet
Bargoni & Gay, p. 21 Atop the conning tower there was a fire-control director fitted with two large stereo-rangefinders, with a base length of convert. Source: Internet
There were 2 periscopes in the conning tower; aerial (navigation) periscope at the front of the tower, and attack periscope in the middle of the tower. Source: Internet
The tetrapodal mast was replaced with a new forward conning tower, protected with convert thick armor. Source: Internet
Three representatives of Landeck, the burgomaster Hermann Bursian, Josef Pesjak, and a Herr Tscholl, participated in the commissioning of the boat and handed over a coat-of-arms of the city to be fixed to the conning tower on every arrival in harbour. Source: Internet