Bower Anchor

Bower Anchor (HM1AK6)

Location: Stonington, CT 06355 New London County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 21.774', W 71° 57.847'

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Bower Anchor
This 7,000 anchor was salvaged off Newport, Rhode Island. Its size and shape match British Admiralty specifications for a bower anchor of a 74-gun ship of the line during the American Revolution and War of 1812. It was probably lost by one of the British warships that blockaded Newport during the Revolutionary War. The wooden stock was reproduced at Mystic Seaport.
Carried on the bow as their name suggests, bower anchors were a ship's largest. By tradition the starboard (right) anchor was called the best bower. The port anchor was called the small bower even though it was usually the same size. Look for other examples of bower anchors on Mystic Seaport's ships and near the Museum's two entrance gates.
ID# 1941.762
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HM NumberHM1AK6
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Placed ByMystic Seaport
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Date Added Friday, September 19th, 2014 at 6:39pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)19T E 252071 N 4583283
Decimal Degrees41.36290000, -71.96411667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 21.774', W 71° 57.847'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 21' 46.44" N, 71° 57' 50.82" W
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Area Code(s)860
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 50 Rossie Pentway, Stonington CT 06355, US
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