Navy ships can be massive behemoths, and that's also true of what's used to weigh down and stop these vessels. But how ...

The last liner equipped with chain made at Pontypridd was the QE2; but this type of chain is still used by ships all over the world. Before the invention of anchor chain ships used hemp rope ...

The Manitowoc Yacht Club is the home of a large anchor with a length of anchor link chain wrapped around it. MORE MARITIME HISTORY: Remembering the four Manitowoc sailors lost in USS Indianapolis ...

The chain wraps around parts of the superstructure and the anchor deploys like an underwater parachute, to stabilize the vessel, hold it in place and keep it headed into the wind.