Chatterton, E. Keble (Edward Keble), 1878-1944 · London : Sidgewick & Jackson, litd · leaf 398
gths of 40 fathoms, and then splicedto make the 120 fathoms. Naturally a heavy shipsuch as a 100-gun first-rate carried a great deal of way.When, therefore, the anchor was let go, the friction ofthe cable passing through the hawse-pipe was some-thing enormous, and the hemp became so hot that thetar… … S e. Cm « o THE NINETEENTH CENTURY back to a rope cable was that it chafed a great deal.In coral-bottomed waters it was customary to arm withchains that part which was likely to be worn ; and thecable was also sometimes buoyed with casks lashed atintervals, so as to float safely above the rough…
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