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  2. Fathom - Wikipedia

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    A shot, one of the forged lengths of chain joined by shackles to form an anchor cable, was usually 15 fathoms (90 ft; 27 m). [26] A shackle, a length of cable or chain equal to 12 + 1 ⁄ 2 fathoms (75 ft; 22.9 m). [27] In 1949, the British navy redefined the shackle to be 15 fathoms (90 ft; 27 m). [28]

  3. Anchor - Wikipedia

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    The anchor rode (or "cable" or "warp") that connects the anchor to the vessel is usually made up of chain, rope, or a combination of those. [45] Large ships use only chain rode. Smaller craft might use a rope/chain combination or an all chain rode.

  4. Chain (unit) - Wikipedia

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    The UK statute chain is 22 yards, which is 66 feet (20.1168 m). This unit is a statute measure in the United Kingdom, defined in the Weights and Measures Act 1985. [6] One link is a hundredth part of a chain, which is 7.92 inches (20.1168 cm).

  5. Anchor windlass - Wikipedia

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    The anchor is shackled to the anchor cable (US anchor chain), the cable passes up through the hawsepipe, through the pawl, over the windlass gypsy (US wildcat) down through the "spurling pipe" to the chain/cable locker under the forecastle (or poop if at the stern (US fantail)) - the anchor bitts are on a bulkhead in the cable locker and the bitter end of the cable is connected to the bitts ...

  6. Shackle - Wikipedia

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    Different types of shackles. The yellow cable ties indicate the date of the last tool inspection. A well-used shackle. A shackle (or shacklebolt), also known as a gyve, is a U-shaped piece of metal secured with a clevis pin or bolt across the opening, or a hinged metal loop secured with a quick-release locking pin mechanism.

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  8. History of the anchor - Wikipedia

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    Irish publisher of nautical charts Robert Blachford organized manufacture of such anchors and printed a book [6] on them to promote their use in 1823. [7] Hawkins' anchor was tested by the Dutch Navy in 1825 which dismissed it as not holding well in mud. [8] It's believed that the invention appeared ahead of its time and thus wasn't adopted. [9]

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