US Navy Teletype Equipment - 1950's & early 1960's

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"Index of Teletypewriter, Facsimile, and Related Equipment"
Navelex 0967-LP-104-0010 
(1977 - 295 page PDF (4.1MB) - many thanks to Jerry Murphy)
Extensive listing of USN TTY gear with cross reference to Teletype model, manuals, etc.

WWII Navy teletype equipment
  - I will add a page for this some day

1950's-60's teletype equipment - see Navelex manual above for a more complete  listing

frupac-0050-vi.jpg (71591 bytes)
  • Check out this interesting late 1960's photo
  • bottom row - AN/UGC-25 printer
  • middle row - TT-176/UG keyboard/printer
  • top row - TT-187/UG tape reader plus TT-192/UG tape punch
  • wall - KWX-7 sync switch for crypto gear 
             (ID thanks to Frank Nichols & Greg Moore)

Click here for many more interesting photos showing TTY equipment at NAVCOMMSTA Guam 
- thanks to Rodney Rood

Model

Type/Photo

Primary Use

Features

Manufacturer

More Info

RO - Printer

AN/UGC-25 ugc25-01.jpg (12197 bytes) ship/shore - tabletop   Teletype 28RO
"compact"		 more photos
TT-171/UG tt171-ug-01.JPG (50083 bytes) ship/shore - floor mount   Teletype 28RO  

KSR - Typing Unit +Keyboard

TT-47/UG tt47-01.jpg (56494 bytes) tt48-01.jpg (15648 bytes)
ship/shore
floor mount		 PD-17/U synchronous motor 
CY-870/UG cabinet 
CB-154/UG power panel
MX-114/UG keyboard
MX-115/UG typing unit?		 Teletype 28KSR spec sheet

NAVSHIPS 94393
TT-48/UG no photo ship/shore
floor mount		 same as TT-47 but
PD-18/U governor motor 		 Teletype 28KSR spec sheet

NAVSHIPS 94393
TT-49/UG tt49-01.jpg (60151 bytes) ship/shore
floor mount		 BP149/247 typing unit
BBK20OBJ/LD keyboard
MU40 motor unit
AC203BJ cabinet
80437 gear set
106965 set of spares		 Teletype 15
(modified)		 spec sheet
TT-50/UG same as TT-49/UG ship/shore
floor mount		 Same as TT-49 but
governor motor 		 Teletype 15
(modified)		 spec sheet
TT-69/UG tt69-ug-01.JPG (25812 bytes) tt69-02.jpg (21332 bytes)
ship/shore - tabletop

same as TT-47 but
CY-971/UG cabinet 

 Teletype 28KSR spec sheet

NAVSHIPS 94393
TT-70/UG same as TT-69/UG ship/shore - tabletop same as TT-48 but
CY-971/UG cabinet 		   spec sheet

NAVSHIPS 94393
TT-176/UG tt176-01.jpg (34461 bytes) tt176-02.jpg (59479 bytes)
ship/shore
tabletop/rackmount		 TT-434/UG keyboard
TT-438/UG typing unit
SB-408/UG electrical unit		 Teletype 28KSR
"skintight"		 photos
AN/UGC-20    ugc20-01.jpg (17386 bytes) ship/shore
tabletop		   Teletype 28KSR
"compact"		 photos

ASR - Typing Unit +Keyboard +TD (tape reader) + Typing Reperf (tape punch)

AN/UGC-5 same as UGC-6 floor mount
no 2nd typing reperf		 same as AN/FGC-56? Teletype 28ASR  
AN/UGC-6 ugc6-01.jpg (87430 bytes) floor mount
with 2nd typing reperf		 same as AN/FGC-58? Teletype 28ASR

more photos
AN/UGC-49 ugc49-01.jpg (31443 bytes) floor mount
with 2nd typing reperf

info from CTO manual

 same as AN/FGC-58? Teletype 28ASR

more photos

MISCELLANEOUS

TT-71/UG tt71-ug-01.JPG (51743 bytes) printer-projector

prints page and banner

 used for conferences and
carrier briefing room		   spec sheet
TT-187/UG tt187-ug-01.JPG (27215 bytes) transmitter distributor
(tape reader)		   Teletype 28LXD more photos
TT-192/UG mini-reperf-p4a.jpg (37406 bytes) ROTR - read-only typing reperforator
(tape punch)		 tape reel is on top, not on side as in standard Teletype unit   more photos
TT-253/UG tt253-ug-01.JPG (33453 bytes) keyboard typing reperforator   Teletype 28KTR more photos
TT-603/UG photos transmitter distributor
(tape reader)
- same as TT-187?		   Teletype 28LXD photos
MK-810/UG   gearshift mod kit for Model 28   Teletype 195415 instructions
thanks to Randy Guttery

CRYPTO

TSEC/KWX-7 kwx_07b.jpg (19318 bytes)
photos from ebay via Jerry Proc		 sync control switch for KW-7

kwx_07a.jpg (22751 bytes)

     Jerry's KW-7 page

lots of crypto info here

 
 

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Last updated 04/13/2008