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Sign: London - Greenwich - Single-fluke anchor, about 1820


Address:
11 Park Row, London SE10 9NG, UK
Category:
Monuments and History
City:
London For all manhole covers in London
Country:
United Kingdom For all manhole covers in United Kingdom
Shape:
Rectangle
Material:
Metal
Placement:
Pole
Tags:
Vessels and their parts
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Single-fluke anchor, about 1820

A pattern still used for permanent moorings, frequently in association with ship mooring buoys. It has no upward pointing fluke for a vessel to sit on with a falling tide.

This one was found in the mud at Deptford, less than a mile from here. It may have been used in hauling vessels off the slipway at the former Royal Navy dockyard.

The large anchor ring is typical of the period; it was usually bound with rope or canvas to prevent chafing of the hemp cable.

Please do not climb on these anchors.
Photography:
2023
Eli Zvuluny
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Comments:
One of the row of anchors placed along Park Row and displayed by the Greenwich Maritime Museum Click for a larger image

This anchor has only one "tooth" which is located near this place.

The anchor was taken on the same day Click for a larger image


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