Capstans

Capstans (HM2F5S)

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N 44° 49.826', W 87° 23.037'

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These vertical drums revolved on a spindle and were used for generating power required in heaving on a rope or an achor cable.
Donated by Janice D. Turner Pfingsten in memory of Elmer W. Richter, USCG
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HM NumberHM2F5S
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Date Added Tuesday, March 26th, 2019 at 11:02am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 469649 N 4964185
Decimal Degrees44.83043333, -87.38395000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 44° 49.826', W 87° 23.037'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds44° 49' 49.56" N, 87° 23' 2.2199999999999" W
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