568 



CABLE 



At 180 tons .... stretched 4| of an inch. 

 ,, 190 . . . . . 4f 



,, 200 5 



It bore 217 ., 

 And broke ,, 218 



Table showing/ the Principal Dimensions of the Common lAnfa, Weights, and Scale of 

 Proof for Chain Cables to be supplied to Her Majesty's Navy. 



As the merchant marine may frequently be called upon for public service, it may be 

 useful to know the particulars, which are promulgated from Lloyd's. A chain cable 

 eeldom breaks with the duty assigned, if proportioned to the tonnage, if the iron be 

 Bound and the workmanship good. 



In 1871 and 1872 we exported of anchors, grapnels, chains, and cables as follows : 



