ANCHORSAnchors can be defined by their stowage locationsaboard ship or by their type of construction. Boweranchors are carried on the bow and are secured (housed)in the hawsepipes. Stern anchors are carried on thestern. On landing ships and craft, stern anchors aresecured to the stern and are used to help pull away frombeaches.The most common types of anchors used aboardship are the stockless and the lightweight (orstock-in-crown) anchors. The two anchors shown infigure 7-2 are of Navy design. The stockless types areused chiefly as bow anchors (bowers) on most Navyships. Originally, the lightweight types were used onlyon small boats and as stern anchors of landing ships andcraft. However, recently they are carried as bowers forseveral types of vessels.ANCHOR CHAINModern Navy anchor chain consists of studdedlinks of high strength steel. (Studs are crosspieces ofmetal forged or welded in the center of the links toprevent the chain from kinking.) Chains are made up of15-fathom (90-foot) sections called standard shots. Thenumber of shots per chain depends on the size of theship. Shots are secured together by detachable links that7-2Student Notes:Figure 7-1.—Typical ground tackle and chain stowage.
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