Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
A cathead is a large wooden beam located on either side of the bow of a sailing ship, and angled forward at roughly 45 degrees. The beam is used to support the ship's anchor when raising it (weighing anchor) or lowering it (letting go), and for carrying the anchor on its stock-end when suspended outside the ship's side.
The building is a handsome element in the streetscape and an intrinsically interesting architectural composition. The remaining timber internal structure, cathead beam structures, and a large hoist pulley characterising the manual lifting of wool to the upper floors, provide the building additional scientific significance. [1]
A Cathead is a beam on a ship for raising the anchor. Cathead, Catshead, or Cat head also may refer to: a windlass or capstan used in machinery such as a hoisting drawworks for a drilling rig; A type of biscuit in the cuisine of the Southern United States. Also spelled cat head. The Cat Heads, San Francisco indie rock band
Cathead beam; Roof structure (to accommodate this beam and its loading); and; The internal large second floor hatch for winching goods between levels. The Union Bond Store forms part of the historic mid nineteenth century group (43-49 George Street) which also includes: The adjacent Merchants House at 43 George Street;
The ships carried portable salvage equipment, including diver support, five ton capacity crawler crane, other lifting equipment and a pontoon barge. The most notable feature was addition of a forty ton cathead derrick for heavy salvage. [1] Arthur C. Ely ex Tucana ex MV Symmes Potter; Glenn Gerald Griswold ex Media ex MV Oliver R. Mumford
NASA laser message beams video of a cat named Taters back to Earth, and it’s a big deal. Ashley Strickland, CNN. December 18, 2023 at 3:51 PM. Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter.
The term 'cat' may come from the 'cat head', a protruding cross beam, not far behind the bow, or head, of a sailing ship, to which the anchor was attached when the vessel was preparing for sea. The mast of a cat-rigged boat is stepped near the point where the 'cat head' would be.
White Cat Beams with Pride After Knocking Over Mom’s Prize Monstera Plant. Genny Glassman. September 24, 2024 at 8:30 AM. CC Fox_Ana/Shutterstock.