Anchor release for Ships in Ordinary (1821)

No scale. Plan showing the detailed elevation and plan of the cathead illustrating the mechanism (sliphook) for releasing an anchor on Ships in Ordinary, in the event of the ship drifting.

Copies sent to the Royal Dockyards the same day.

Long annotation on the iron used and method of securing the chain to the cathead.

Object Details

ID: ZAZ6706
Collection: Ship Plans
Type: Drawing
Display location: Not on display
Date made: Dated: 26 January 1821
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 465 mm x 266 mm