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Size in | Size in | Weight of | Breaking| Number of feet
Circumference| Diameter| 100 Fathoms | Strength| in 1 lb.
| | Manila in lbs.| in lbs.|
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6 thd. | 3/16 in.| 12 | 540 | 50 feet,
9 " | 1/4 " | 18 | 780 | 33 " 4 in.
12 " | 6/16 " | 24 | 1,000 | 25 "
15 " | 3/8 " | 30 | 1,280 | 20 "
1-1/4 in. | 7/16 " | 37 | 1,562 | 17 " 8 "
1-1/2 " | 1/2 " | 46 | 2,250 | 13 "
1-3/4 " | 9/16 " | 65 | 3,062 | 9 " 3 "
2 " | 5/8 " | 80 | 4,000 | 7 " 6 "
2-1/4 " | 3/4 " | 98 | 5,000 | 6 "
2-1/2 " | 12/16 " | 120 | 6,250 | 5 "
2-3/4 " | 7/8 " | 142 | 7,500 | 4 " 3 "
3 " | 1 " | 170 | 9,000 | 3 " 6 "
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From Catalogue of A. S. Morss, Boston, Mass.
_ON RIGGING_
"_Then let his vessel feel the strain
When wars the gale along the main;
Strong in his trust of shroud and stay
The seaman holds his leeward way,
Spreads the reef'd sail on buckling mast
And proudly dares the stormy blast._"