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Size | Average | Proof | Average | Suitable | Size of
| Weight | Test | Breaking | for Yacht| Anchor
| Per Fathom| | Strain | |
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Inch | In Pounds | Tons | Tons | Tons | Pounds
| | | | |
3/16 | 3 | 1/2 | 7/8 | 1-1/2 | 20
1/4 | 4-1/2 | 3/4 | 1-1/4 | 2 | 30
5/16 | 6-1/2 | 1-1/2 | 2-1/2 | 4 | 50
3/8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 75
7/16 | 12 | 3 | 5-1/2 | 18 | 100
1/2 | 15 | 4 | 6-1/2 | 30 | 150
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From Catalogue of A. S. Morss, Boston, Mass.