Table 1. Explosive Anchor test results. 









Maximum 











Load 









Water 



CPercent 





Anchor 



Seaf loor 



Depth 



of Rated 



Comments 





Type 



(ft) 



Capacity) 





Seastaple 



Sand 



45 







Malfunctioned 



(5-kip) 





45 







Malfunctioned 







45 



300 



Pendant broke — anchor lost 







58 



150 



Pendant broke — anchor lost 







58 



60 



Anchor retrieved — damaged 







58 







Malfunctioned 





Mud 



102 



100 



Anchor retrieved — damaged 







102 



— 



Malfunctioned 







70 



— 



Malfunctioned 







70 



70 



Anchor retrieved — damaged 







63 



180 



Anchor did not discharge on 

 first lowering. Anchor 

 retrieved — damaged 







75 



130 



Anchor retrieved — damaged 



Hove II 



Sand 



*45 



107 of 



Anchor retrieved — flukes 



(5-kip) 







10k 



missing 







65 







Malfunctioned 







65 







Malfunctioned 







65 



140 



Anchor retrieved — one fluke 

 missing 







54 







Malfunctioned 





Mud 



102 



70 



Anchor retrieved — undamaged 







102 







Malfunctioned 







102 







Malfunctioned 







102 



— 



Malfunctioned 



Seastaple 



Sand 



1,350 







Lowering lines became 



(5-kip) 









entangled 







2,250 



45 



Anchor retrieved — undamaged 





Mud 



1,180 







Malfunctioned 







1,180 



50 



Anchor retrieved — undamaged 







1,860 



30 



Anchor retrieved — undamaged 







5,970 







Malfunctioned 







6,000 



40 



Anchor retrieved — damaged 



Hove II 



Sand 



2,850 







Malfunctioned 



(10-kip) 













Mud 



1,100 



60 



Anchor retrieved — flukes bent 







1,860 



— 



Malfunctioned 



MERDC 



Sand 



1,260 



45 



Pendant broke — anchor lost 



(50-kip) 













Mud 



1,400 



20 



Anchor retrieved — undamaged 



The 10-kip Hove II was used in this test, 



20 



