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  2. Anchor - Wikipedia

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    The Danforth is a light, versatile, highly popular fluke-style anchor. American Richard Danforth invented the Danforth Anchor in the 1940s for use aboard landing craft. It uses a stock at the crown to which two large flat triangular flukes are attached.

  3. History of the anchor - Wikipedia

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    The CQR is now manufactured by Lewmar. The CQR Anchor is still used by the Royal Navy on their coastal protection vessels such as the Archer Class. American Richard Danforth invented and developed the "Danforth" pattern in the 1940s, a return to the symmetrical concept but with very large flat plate flukes. This anchor offers very good holding ...

  4. Boating - Wikipedia

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    Fluke-style or Danforth anchor is similar to the plow anchor but is more lightweight. This anchor is commonly used on boats smaller than 30 feet (9 m) but is very effective by using its pointed flukes to bury into the sediment below. Mushroom anchors are designed for situations which require a permanent anchor with strong holding power.

  5. Danforth - Wikipedia

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    Danforth (anchor), a fluke-style anchor; Danforth Avenue (HBLR station), a light rail station in Hudson County, New Jersey; Danforth Collegiate and Technical Institute, a technical school in Toronto, Canada; Danforth Museum, an art museum and school in Framingham, Massachusetts; Danforth, a fictional character in the Cthulhu Mythos

  6. Gitana (yacht) - Wikipedia

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    Gitana was built by Nunes Bros Shipbuilders in Sausalito, California for Richard Danforth, an American civil engineer and inventor of a popular, patented lightweight anchor. Originally drawn as a Bermuda rigged sloop, John Alden's design number 630 represents the architects modern type, in contrast to his successful series of gaff-rigged ...

  7. Stockless anchor - Wikipedia

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    The stockless anchor is an improved version of the Admiralty anchor it is derived from. It has two flukes that pivot on the same plane perpendicular to the shank. [2] The weight of the shank and accompanying chain, or the shank angled under tension, keep the anchor laying flat on the sea floor.

  8. Talk:Anchor - Wikipedia

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    I participated in the West Marine 2006 test, as well as many other anchor tests, and have all of the raw data and graphs. If it is deemed appropriate, I can supply data regarding each individual anchor, the anchors compared, a Google Earth plot of where the test took place, or the strain graphs for each pull.

  9. Barbara Walters - Wikipedia

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    Barbara Jill Walters (September 25, 1929 – December 30, 2022) was an American broadcast journalist and television personality. [1] [2] Known for her interviewing ability and popularity with viewers, she appeared as a host of numerous television programs, including Today, the ABC Evening News, 20/20, and The View.