Illustration in The World's Wonder Ships
Illustration in The World's Wonder Ships -- standard design of anchor used on the Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth Cunard liners.
Each anchor weighs 16 tons, equal to the weight of ten average-size modern cars. Each anchor is attached to 990 feet (165 fathoms) of cable chain, whose links are two feet long and whose total weight is 225 tons
Picture No
11769819
Media ID
46155632
Size
3125px x 6149px
(1.4MB)
Credit
The Roseries Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Booklet illustration
Date
circa 1957
