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A History of Anchors from a 1902 Scientific American article
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This interesting article, from a 1902 Scientific American Supplement, chronicles the technical development of anchors between 1800 and 1860
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1831-1860: Chain Cables & The Admirality Anchor
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In the year 1831 chain cable began to supersede the hempen ones, with the result that the long-shanked anchors hitherto in vogue were no longer necessary, and anchor with shorter shanks and with heavier and stronger crowns gradually came into use. In consequence of these changes, a commission was appointed in the year 1838 to inquire into the holding power of anchors, and a principal result of their labors was the adoption of the so-called admiralty pattern anchor, which continued to be used in the navy up to 1860. The invention of the steam hammer in 1842 made the welding of heavy masses of iron a comparatively easy and reliable process, so that from this time onward the strength of anchors fully kept pace with that of the chain cables which had come into general use.


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