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2. Capstan (nautical) - Wikipedia

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   A capstan is a vertical- axled rotating machine developed for use on sailing ships to multiply the pulling force of sailors when hauling ropes, cables, and hawsers. The principle is similar to that of the windlass, which has a horizontal axle. The capstan and the anchor windlass on the deck below that it drives.

3. Anchor - Wikipedia

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   An anchor is a device, normally made of metal, used to secure a vessel to the bed of a body of water to prevent the craft from drifting due to wind or current. The word derives from Latin ancora, which itself comes from the Greek ἄγκυρα (ankȳra). [2][3] Anchors can either be temporary or permanent.

4. Foul (nautical) - Wikipedia

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   Foul (nautical) Example of a foul anchor used as a symbol (as rank insignia of a United States Navy chief petty officer) Foul is a nautical term meaning to entangle or entwine, and more generally that something is wrong or difficult. The term dates back to usage with wind-driven sailing ships.

5. List of equipment of the United States Navy - Wikipedia

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   Mk 5 SOC. M2 Browning .50 cal Heavy Machine Gun and M240 General Purpose Machine Gun. Transportable by Lockheed C-5 Galaxy only. SOC-R. GAU-17 minigun, M2 Browning .50 cal Heavy Machine Gun, M240 General Purpose Machine Gun, and 40mm Mk 19 grenade launcher. Transportable by CH-47, C-130, and larger aircraft.

6. USS Enterprise (CV-6) - Wikipedia

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   1 × hangar deck hydraulic catapults. USS Enterprise (CV-6) was a Yorktown -class carrier built for the United States Navy during the 1930s. She was the seventh U.S. Navy vessel of that name. Colloquially called " The Big E ", she was the sixth aircraft carrier of the United States Navy. Launched in 1936, she was the only Yorktown -class and ...

7. Guy-wire - Wikipedia

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   A sailboat's mast is supported by shrouds (side-to-side) and stays (fore-and-aft) – nautical equivalents of guy wires. A guy-wire, guy-line, guy-rope, down guy, or stay, also called simply a guy, is a tensioned cable designed to add stability to a freestanding structure. They are used commonly for ship masts, radio masts, wind turbines ...