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kedge-anchor
kedge-anchor Now rare. [f. kedge v. Rarely catch-anchor: see catch n.3] A small anchor with an iron stock used in mooring or warping; = kedge n.1704 [see prec.]. 1706 Phillips, Kedge-Anchors, are small Anchor[s] us'd in calm Weather, and in a slow stream. 1712 E. Cooke Voy. S. Sea 2 Came to with our... Oxford English Dictionary
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Anchor
The Kedge-anchor; Or, Young Sailors' Assistant. First published as The Naval Apprentice's Kedge Anchor. New York, Taylor and Clement, 1841. --The Kedge-anchor; 3rd ed. New York, 1848.--6th ed. New York, 1852.--9th ed. New York, 1857. wikipedia.org
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kedge
▪ I. kedge, n. (kɛdʒ) [? short for kedge-anchor. Also catch: see catch n.3] = kedge-anchor.1769 Falconer Dict. Marine (1789), Kedge, a small anchor used to keep a ship steady whilst she rides in a harbour or river, particularly at the turn of the tide... The kedges are also..useful in transporting a... Oxford English Dictionary
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SS Collaroy
Three additional ‘kedge’ anchors was placed out in the water adjacent to the steamer and attached to the bows. A Rodger's small palm anchor was found at the wreck site in 1963 and an admiralty type anchor was also discovered at Collaroy in 2001. wikipedia.org
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Fusi Yama
Garbord strakes horizontally bolted to the Keel with 7/8" yellow metal bolts. 3 bower anchors, 1 stream anchor and 2 kedge anchors, 270 fathoms of 17/ wikipedia.org
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Operation Dryad
midnight, Appleyard was the first to leap ashore and tied their boat forward and Hayes was in control of the stern-line, which had been attached to the kedge-anchor wikipedia.org
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Peter Hore (historian)
Anchor, March (2011) 'Patrick Blackett: Sailor, Scientist and Socialist' (London: Cass, 2003) 'Royal Navy and Royal Marines Operations, 1964 -1996 Anchor and Trafalgar Chronicle. wikipedia.org
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HMS Redbridge (1803)
Fate Redbridge, Lieutenant Francis Gibbes, was at anchor in Pedro Bay, Jamaica, on 26 February 1805 when at around 7a.m. water was found to be entering The crew used the pumps, attempted to bail, and tried to kedge her on to shore, but she foundered suddenly at about 9a.m. All the crew were rescued. wikipedia.org
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Longboat
A boat would be used to carry either a stream anchor or a kedge into position so that the ship may be pulled out of harbour or away from a hazard. As well as dropping the anchor in position, the longboat would often be used for weighing (raising) the anchor after use. wikipedia.org
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USS Saratoga (1814)
The shot cut the British flagship's anchor cable, ripped up her deck, and smashed her helm. Then, all the American ships opened fire. Macdonough then dropped a stern anchor; cut his bow cable; and, with the help of tars hauling on lines to kedge anchors, swung the ship around bringing wikipedia.org
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Advance (1872)
which brought her up A kedge was then run out to try and heave her off and when we got to work the vessel was gradually being dragged off when the line Just after the kedge line parted, the pawls of the windlass gave way, and then, nothing holding her she headed right round for the rocks, upon which she wikipedia.org
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City of Medicine Hat (sternwheeler)
Archeological project In 2006, Saskatoon Fire and Protective Services divers discovered a large kedge anchor during a routine training dive. The anchor, presumed to be from City of Medicine Hat due to its exact likeness to the ship's anchors seen in photographs, was conserved and is now on display wikipedia.org
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Helen's Reef
Difficulty was experienced launching the boats, and one had to be repaired after being holed on the stock of the kedge anchor; On 28 June 1904 the 3,318 wikipedia.org
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HMS Investigator Anchors
The outfitting of Investigator in early 1801 prior to her departure from the United Kingdom for Terra Australis included five bower, two stream and two kedge However, Flinders needed to abandon the best bower anchor, a stream anchor, and a quantity of cable, in order to safely depart from the bay. wikipedia.org
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Launch (boat)
Before steam tugs were available, a ship's boat would often be used to kedge a ship out of a harbour or away from a hazard such as a lee shore, set a new anchor or inspect the cable if moored for a long time, among a range of "anchor work" tasks. wikipedia.org
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