Part 3 Hull Construction and Equipment

Chapter 3 Equipment
Section 1 Anchoring and Towing Equipment 3-3-1

US Units

Stockless Bower Anchors Chain Cable Stud Link Bower Chain

Diameter

Normal- High- Extra High-

Mass per Strength Steel Strength Strength Steel
Equipment Equipment Anchor, Length, (Grade 1), Steel (Grade (Grade 3),
Numeral Number* Number pounds fathoms inches 2), inches inches

U56 6900 2 47400 420 — 5 4 1/2

U57 7400 2 50700 420 — 5 1/8 4 5/8

U58 7900 2 54000 420 — 5 3/8 4 3/4

U59 8400 2 57300 420 — 5 5/8 5

U60 8900 2 60600 420 — 5 3/4 5 1/8

U61 9400 2 63900 420 — 6 5 1/8

U62 10000 2 68000 420 — — 5 3/8

U63 10700 2 72500 420 — — 5 5/8

U64 11500 2 78000 420 — — 5 3/4

U65 12400 2 85000 420 — — 6

U66 13400 2 92500 420 — — 6 1/8

U67 14600 2 101500 420 — — 6 3/8

* For intermediate values of equipment number, use equipment complement in sizes and weights given for the lower
equipment number in the table.

TABLE 2A
Equipment for Manned Barges without Ⓔ (SI, MKS Units)

SI, MKS Units

Stockless Bower Anchors Chain Cable Stud Link Bower Chain

Diameter

Normal- High- Extra High-

Strength Steel Strength Strength Steel
Equipment Equipment Mass per (Grade 1), Steel (Grade (Grade 3),
Numeral Number* Number Anchor, kg Length, m mm 2), mm mm

MA1 30 1 80 82 11 — —

MA2 40 1 100 97 11 — —

MA3 50 1 120 97 12.5 — —

MA4 60 1 140 97 12.5 — —

MA5 70 1 160 110 14 12.5 —

MA6 80 1 180 110 14 12.5 —

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SI, MKS Units

Stockless Bower Anchors Chain Cable Stud Link Bower Chain

Diameter

Normal- High- Extra High-

Strength Steel Strength Strength Steel
Equipment Equipment Mass per (Grade 1), Steel (Grade (Grade 3),
Numeral Number* Number Anchor, kg Length, m mm 2), mm mm

MA7 90 1 210 110 16 14 —

MA8 100 1 240 110 16 14 —

MA9 110 1 270 124 17.5 16 —

MA10 120 1 300 124 17.5 16 —

MA11 130 1 340 137 19 17.5 —

MA12 140 1 390 137 19 17.5 —

M6 150 1 480 137 22 19 —

M7 175 1 570 151 24 20.5 —

M8 205 1 660 151 26 22 20.5

M9 240 1 780 165 28 24 22

M10 280 1 900 179 30 26 24

M11 320 1 1020 179 32 28 24

M12 360 1 1140 192 34 30 26

M13 400 1 1290 192 36 32 28

M14 450 1 1440 206 38 34 30

M15 500 1 1590 206 40 34 30

M16 550 1 1740 220 42 36 32

M17 600 1 1920 220 44 38 34

M18 660 1 2100 220 46 40 36

M19 720 1 2280 234 48 42 36

M20 780 1 2460 234 50 44 38

M21 840 1 2640 234 52 46 40

M22 910 1 2850 247 54 48 42

M23 980 1 3060 247 56 50 44

M24 1060 1 3300 247 58 50 46

M25 1140 1 3540 261 60 52 46

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Section 1 Anchoring and Towing Equipment 3-3-1

SI, MKS Units

Stockless Bower Anchors Chain Cable Stud Link Bower Chain

Diameter

Normal- High- Extra High-

Strength Steel Strength Strength Steel
Equipment Equipment Mass per (Grade 1), Steel (Grade (Grade 3),
Numeral Number* Number Anchor, kg Length, m mm 2), mm mm

M26 1220 1 3780 261 62 54 48

M27 1300 1 4050 261 64 56 50

M28 1390 1 4320 275 66 58 50

M29 1480 1 4590 275 68 60 52

M30 1570 1 4890 275 70 62 54

M31 1670 1 5250 289 73 64 56

M32 1790 1 5610 289 76 66 58

M33 1930 1 6000 289 78 68 60

M34 2080 1 6450 302 81 70 62

M35 2230 1 6900 302 84 73 64

M36 2380 1 7350 302 87 76 66

M37 2530 1 7800 316 90 78 68

M38 2700 1 8300 316 92 81 70

M39 2870 1 8700 316 95 84 73

M40 3040 1 9300 330 97 84 76

M41 3210 1 9900 330 100 87 78

M42 3400 1 10500 330 102 90 78

M43 3600 1 11100 344 105 92 81

M44 3800 1 11700 344 107 95 84

M45 4000 1 12300 344 111 97 87

M46 4200 1 12900 357 114 100 87

M47 4400 1 13500 357 117 102 90

M48 4600 1 14100 357 120 105 92

M49 4800 1 14700 371 122 107 95

M50 5000 1 15400 371 124 111 97

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Section 1 Anchoring and Towing Equipment 3-3-1

SI, MKS Units

Stockless Bower Anchors Chain Cable Stud Link Bower Chain

Diameter

Normal- High- Extra High-

Strength Steel Strength Strength Steel
Equipment Equipment Mass per (Grade 1), Steel (Grade (Grade 3),
Numeral Number* Number Anchor, kg Length, m mm 2), mm mm

M51 5200 1 16100 371 127 111 97

M52 5500 1 16900 371 130 114 100

M53 5800 1 17800 371 132 117 102

M54 6100 1 18800 371 — 120 107

M55 6500 1 20000 385 — 124 111

M56 6900 1 21500 385 — 127 114

M57 7400 1 23000 385 — 132 117

M58 7900 1 24500 385 — 137 122

M59 8400 1 26000 385 — 142 127

M60 8900 1 27500 385 — 147 132

M61 9400 1 29000 385 — 152 132

M62 10000 1 31000 385 — — 137

M63 10700 1 33000 385 — — 142

M64 11500 1 35500 385 — — 147

M65 12400 1 38500 385 — — 152

M66 13400 1 42000 385 — — 157

M67 14600 1 46000 385 — — 162

* For intermediate values of equipment number, use equipment complement in sizes and weights given for the lower
equipment number in the table.

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