| Rope Made The Traditional Way - HMS Victory , used over 29 miles (47 km) of rope for its rigging, anchor cables, and gun tackles. In 1805 the Navy used 16,500 tons of cordage, of which 10,000 tons were made in the roperies of the dockyards at Chatham, Portsmouth, Plymouth and Woolwich. Of these roperies, only that of Chatham, where rope has been made since 1618, survives in its original role. The Double Ropehouse is the most striking building of the Chatham ropeyard, mainly due to its great internal length of 1,135ft. Naval... |
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