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Crew members weighing the R/V Atlantis anchor.

Crew members weighing the R/V Atlantis anchor.
Crew members weighing the R/V Atlantis anchor.
Crew members weighing the R/V Atlantis anchor.
Crew members weighing the R/V Atlantis anchor.
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Bray, Scott
Crew members weighing the R/V Atlantis anchor.
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06/01/1935
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Sam Pina is on the left, William Cooper is on the right.
Date is approximate.
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Crew members sweated out hoisting the anchor on the original research vessel Atlantis, which supported oceanographic research at WHOI from 1931 to 1964. Hauling the anchor was also time consuming: a complete up-and-down motion of the windlass (the ship's winch) raised one link of chain, about 6 inches. Crew on the present-day R/V Atlantis rely on a hydraulic motor to raise the anchor, which weighs 2.5 tons, about the weight of a minivan.
Caption from Down to the Sea for Science, pg. 36:
Weighing the Atlantis anchor required a lot of time and sweat––a complete up-and-down motion of the windlass brought in one link of chain, or about six inches.
Other Usage: Susan Schlee's "On Almost Any Wind." (1987) pg. 235.
Photo by Scott Bray
© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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