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ship anchor hitting smaller vessel
Subject: ship anchor hitting smaller vessel
From: "Steve" Date: 11/02/2003 08:41 Pacific Standard Time Message-id: I think I remember seeing the picture you are referring to.. I don't remember the whole story.. snip Navy warships tend to use a vertical capstan for their anchor windlass, whereas most commercial vessels use a horizontal winch/windlass, which means the details may vary, but overall, the same. One of the test during seatrials is to be in deep water, and do a controlled drop of the anchor, on the brake, to it's full length (hanging free in water .... @ 11 shots or roughly 1,000 feet of chain and anchor hanging below the ship ..... then heave it all in, keeping fingers crossed). Shen |
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