they are manily used on landing craft.
2007-01-18 07:56:28 · 12 answers · asked by adam m 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Boats & Boating
Yes you are right.....and all above are too. Its anchor at the rear of a boat or ship to keep the ship from turning sideways when the predominant current is coming from behind and the boat is not facing into the current. Basically to just keep it from spinning around while in place of unloading or just anchored period.
2007-01-18 08:26:49 · answer #1 · answered by bjfare 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The anchor dropped from the back of the boat to slow a landing craft in the final approach and to help winch her off if she gets stuck!
2007-01-18 11:04:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is more commonly called the stern anchor. It is used mostly when beaching a vessel to enable the boat to be pulled off the beach when its time to go (especially if the tide drops). It does keep the vessel from being driven further onto the beach by wind or wave action and will keep the stern pointed out to sea.
2007-01-18 08:33:24 · answer #3 · answered by mark t 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
An anchor at the back of a ship. The term 'aft' means 'at the back of'
2007-01-18 08:01:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
aft anchor is an anchor that is the same on the front but the aft one is at the back
2007-01-21 03:53:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
aft anchors are used at the rear of a vessel you would only use one if you wanted to keep vessel facing one way because with one anchor at the front the vessel will turn with the tide
2007-01-18 09:31:42 · answer #6 · answered by lugbass 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From a nautical standpoint, it would the anchor that exists in the aft, or behind the boat.
2007-01-18 08:01:35 · answer #7 · answered by MarkP 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is the secondary anchor used at the back of a boat to stop it spinning around on its main foreward anchor.
2007-01-19 20:49:02 · answer #8 · answered by Chris G 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just another anchor that you tie at the rear of your boat to keep
it from swinging about especially when watching TV on board.
2007-01-22 05:13:05 · answer #9 · answered by CAPTAIN BEAR 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Fast Frigate's" use them, they land on the beachhead with the anchor already out and stretched, unload, then the anchor is reversed to pull the ship back out to sea, they ride rough on the water because , of the flat bottom, also if the beachhead gets too hot, and the stern anchor "SLIPS" when being retrieved, you're "TOAST".
2007-01-18 22:14:53 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋