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Description: | Scale: Unknown. A model of a stockless anchor made entirely in aluminium alloy. The shank is round in section and is inscribed along its length on opposite sides "The Improved Britannic." and "R. Sykes & Son Ld. Cradleyheath". The top of the shank narrows to accommodate a D-ring shackle that pivots on a round-headed rivet. The bottom of the shackle has a ball joint that enables it to rotate on the crown through 360 degrees and well as pivoting in an arc of about 80 degrees. The bottom of the crown has a circular aperture to enable to ball joint freedom of movement. The bottom of the crown sweeps upward at the sides to the convex-bottomed arms. On either side of the crown are a pair of screws or bolts that appear to be securing a large ring that keeps the ball joint in its housing. The arms sweep upward from the crown terminating in a pair of arrow-shaped flukes.
CA: AAA.
caption: Stockless anchor - crown view
caption: Stockless anchor - shank turned
caption: Record Shot - Do not reproduce. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Greenwich anchors Ship models : their purpose and development from 1650 to the present : illustrated from the ship model collection of the National Maritime Museum Wilfred Bayliss: Amalgamated Chains & Anchors Ltd (Bayliss Sykes models (representations) J Collection) | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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