anchor
Sign in to savethumb|Stockless anchor|Stockless ship's anchor and chain on display thumb|Anchor of Amoco Cadiz in [[Portsall, north-west Brittany, France]] thumb|Memorial anchor in Kirjurinluoto, [[Pori, Finland]] thumb|Massive anchor chain for large ships. The weight of the chain is vital for proper holding of the anchor.
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An anchor is a heavy device attached to a ship by chain that is dropped into the water to hold the vessel in place. The weight of both the anchor and its chain is essential for keeping a ship securely positioned.
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- Anchoring
- Using an anchor weight, kellet or sentinel
- Forked moor
- Bow and stern
- Bahamian moor
- Backing an anchor
- Kedging
- Club hauling
- Multiple anchor patterns
- Weighing anchor
- History
- Evolution of the anchor
- Fluked anchors
- Admiralty anchor
- Stockless anchor
- Small boat anchors
- Grapnel anchor / drag{{anchor|grapnel}}
- Herreshoff anchor
- Northill anchor
- CQR plough anchor
- Delta anchor
- Danforth anchor
- Bruce or claw anchor
- Scoop type anchors
- Other temporary anchors
- Permanent anchors
- Mushroom
- Deadweight
- Auger
- High-holding-types
- Anchoring gear
- Anchor rode
- Scope
- Security and modes of failure
- Holding ground
- Material of cable
- As symbol
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- Further reading
- External links
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An anchor is a device, normally made of metal, used to secure a vessel to the bed of a body of water to prevent the craft from drifting due to wind or current. The word derives from Latin '''', which itself comes from the Greek ().