Greenwich in Greater London, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)

Hall’s improved stockless anchor, 1963

Photographed By Michael Herrick, April 28, 2018

1. Hall’s improved stockless anchor, 1963 Marker

Inscription.
The stockless anchor was developed to avoid the difficult and labour-intensive task of stowing Admiralty-pattern anchors.

Stockless anchors can be hauled right up into the hawse-pipe with the flukes close against the ship's side. Hall's patent anchor was introduced in 1888 and the improved version in 1910.

This example, made in 1963, belonged to the Union Castle Mail Steam Ship Co., as a spare for vessels of the South African Mail Service and the cruise liner Reina del Mar. It serves as a memorial to the Cape Mail Service, operating from 1857 to 1977. EQS0186

Please do not climb on this anchor.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 51° 28.876′ N, 0° 0.329′ W. Marker is in Greenwich, England, in Greater London. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Trafalgar Road and King William Walk, on the right when traveling east. Located at the National Maritime Museum. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Greenwich, England SE10 9LW, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Byer’s improved stockless anchor, 1953 (a few steps from this marker); Bellot Memorial (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Turkish Bronze Gun (approx. 0.3 kilometers

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away); Britain's Oldest Brewer (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); New Zealand Memorial (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Greenwich Foot Tunnel (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); a different marker also named Greenwich Foot Tunnel (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Family Tombstone of Edmund Halley (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greenwich.

Hall’s improved stockless anchor, 1963 image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Michael Herrick, April 28, 2018

2. Hall’s improved stockless anchor, 1963

The National Maritime Museum image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Michael Herrick, April 28, 2018

3. The National Maritime Museum

Hall’s anchor is on the left.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 25, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 219 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 25, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.