The Civil engineer and architect's journal, scientific and railway gazette (1839)
London : [William Laxton] · leaf 49
e e.x-pense and loss of time. In fact, mooring-chains across the an-chorage were adopted to insure the anchors of vessels liringing up,when the harbour was crowded, and in such cases the harbour flatwas obliged to attend to clear the anchor at slack water. Messrs.Hemmans, Parkes, and others, state… … i-ig. 4. The advantages of this system are its simplicity and cheapness ofconstruction, with the power of holding nearly equally well inevery direction; but, on the other hand, when the sinker is sub-jected to a heavy strain, it is generally found deficient in holding-power, because it chiefly…
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