Equipment model; Anchor model

Scale:Unknown. Model of a 6 pronged grapnel anchor which is designed to be detachable by a threaded bolt from the shank. Made entirely from iron it comprises of a solid casting of six upward curving arms complete with flat shield shaped palms with pointed bills. There is a short rectangular section of shank with a threaded bolt while the crown has a small circular hole in the middle of where the arms join. This model is interchangeable with the shank on the Ingerfield close stowing anchor SLR2080.

Object Details

ID: SLR2079
Collection: Ship models
Type: Equipment model; Anchor model
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: Unknown
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Royal United Service Institution Collection
Measurements: Overall model: 115 x 285 mm