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ANCHOR 



Trotman't Anchor is represented in jig. 61, under its various positions. Although 

 for convenience Trotman's anchor is, as we have already stated, largely used by the 



merchant steamers, we cannot but feel that the separation of the fluke from the shaft, 

 although it may be in many cases unobjectionable, is attended with the risk that -when, 

 in an emergency, the anchor is required, the means of connexion may be at fault. 



Captain Hall-'s anchor is a very valuable one, from the circumstance that it is 

 capable of division, as shown in fig. 62, so that it can be taken out in boats. 



There are various other shapes of anchors ; but attention has been confined to those 

 generally employed, 



