USS Windlass (ARS(D)-4), a Gypsy-class salvage lifting vessel of the United States Navy, was originally conceived as LSM-552 and laid down on 27 August...

(1918) USS Windlass (ARS(D)-4/YMLC-4) USS Windom (1896) USS Windsor (AP-100/APA-55, ARD-22) USS Winfield S. Cahill (SP-493) USS Winged Arrow (AP-170) USS Wingfield...

Salvager (ARS(D)-3), authorized as LSM-551, later reclassified to YMLC-3 USS Windlass (ARS(D)-4), authorized as LSM-552, later reclassified to YMLC-4 Dates...

Due to the large size of AFDM-2 two rescue and salvage ships, USS Salvager and USS Windlass arrived with three special support barges to help in the salvage...

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hauling ropes, cables, and hawsers. The principle is similar to that of the windlass, which has a horizontal axle. The word, connected with the Old French capestan...

parted during the passage to Philadelphia. Windlass successfully pulled her free, though one of Windlass' crew was killed in an accident. Baldwin was...

towed to Solomon's Island, Maryland for explosives testing. USS Salvager and USS Windlass were assigned to tow U-1105 into Chesapeake Bay where she was...

performing one of her many rescues, Hoist along with Seneca (ATF-92) and Windlass (ARS(D)-4), freed Blue Jacket (T-AF-51), which had grounded 2 March 1965...

The USS Missouri grounding occurred 17 January 1950 when the battleship USS Missouri (BB-63) ran aground while sailing out of Chesapeake Bay. No one was...

In June, she moved up the east coast to Narragansett Bay; operated with Windlass (ARS(D)-4) to lift a sunken tug from 130 feet of water and move it closer...

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entering new markets, and acquiring other local businesses. By 1882, Hyde Windlass was eyeing the new and growing business of iron shipbuilding, and it incorporated...

mines. Larger boats and heavier anchors required larger davits and anchor windlass, and the mines required specialized handling machinery. 1918 Navy data...

The third USS Raritan (LSM-540) was a LSM-1-class landing ship medium in the United States Navy following World War II. She was named for a river in New...

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February, a hurricane had driven Warrior further ashore; smashed Relief's windlass; and caused the tug to lose both of her anchors. Relief went to Savanilla...

USS Druid (SP-321) was a private yacht launched 10 February 1902 as Rheclair that was built for Daniel G. Reid. Reid sold the yacht to Senator Nelson...

USS Virgo (AKA-20) was an Andromeda class attack cargo ship of the United States Navy, named after the constellation Virgo. She was later converted to...

USS Hunting (E-AG-398) was built as the LSM-1-class landing ship medium LSM-398 at the Charleston Navy Yard and launched in the first week of 1945. After...

faulty air compressor. To prevent water from being taken into the anchor windlass room, the anchor winch, hydraulic unit, and mooring capstan were replaced...

were stopped by the failure of her condensate pump, steering gear, anchor windlass, make up and main feed pumps, evaporators, fuel oil service pumps and turbine-driven...

such as mooring a vessel. The boatswain typically operates the ship's windlasses when letting go and heaving up anchors. Moreover, a boatswain may be called...

anchors required larger davits and anchor windlass, and the mines required specialized handling machinery. USS Roanoke was commissioned on 25 January 1918...

anchors required larger davits and anchor windlass, and the mines required specialized handling machinery. USS Canandaigua was commissioned on 2 March 1918...

USS Lydonia (SP-700) was United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919 that saw service during World War I. Prior to her U.S. Navy...

USS LSM-161 was a LSM-1-class landing ship medium built for the United States Navy during World War II. Like many of her class, she was not named and...

v t e Parts of a sailing ship Aftercastle Afterdeck Anchor Anchor windlass Apparent wind indicator Beakhead Bilge Bilgeboard Bitts Boom brake Bow or prow...

anchors required larger davits and anchor windlass, and the mines required specialized handling machinery. USS Canonicus was commissioned on 2 March 1918...

USS LSM-60 was a World War II era landing ship, medium (LSM) amphibious assault ship of the United States Navy. It was notable for being used as the float...