Anchors : The Illustrated History

by Curryer, Betty Nelson

• ISBN13: 9781557500410
• ISBN10: 155750041X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-08-01
• Publisher: Naval Inst Pr

Summary

The anchor is probably the single most important piece of equipment any vessel takes to sea - and even on land a potent symbol of hope and constancy. Anchors explains how this apparently simple piece of equipment developed from the pierced stones of ancient times to the modern high-tech devices designed to hold oil platforms in position.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Anchors and their use	p. 7
The earliest forms	p. 17
Stone anchors	p. 17
Killicks	p. 21
Graeco-Roman anchors	p. 24
Roman anchors	p. 29
Medieval anchors	p. 33
Anchors of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries	p. 38
Continental anchors	p. 43
The Old Admiralty Longshank anchor	p. 49
The construction of anchors	p. 62
Anchor designers of the nineteenth century	p. 73
Richard Pering	p. 73
Porter and John Trotman	p. 77
The Board of Admiralty anchor	p. 83
Lt William Rodger, RN	p. 85
George Cotsell and portable anchors	p. 92
Chain cables and chains	p. 96
Anchor stocks	p. 106
The stockless anchor	p. 112
Hawkins and Martin patterns	p. 112
The triumph of the stockless anchor	p. 118
High holding power anchors	p. 129
Single-fluke and mooring anchors	p. 135
Mooring anchors	p. 135
Innovative types	p. 143
Testing anchors and cables	p. 150
Bibliography	p. 157
Index	p. 158
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