Navy Chapel Anchor (North) - Annapolis, MD
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member DougK
N 38° 58.920 W 076° 29.160
18S E 371289 N 4315829
One of two anchors that flank the entrance to the back of the chapel of the US Naval Academy.
Waymark Code: WMEEBQ
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 05/16/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
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These two anchors flank the entrance to the back of the chapel of the US Naval Academy. A plaque on the base of the anchor on the right reads:

These anchors known as
"old fashioned" anchors were made
for our Navy's first armored
cruiser "New York" the flagship of
Read Admiral William T. Sampson
during the Spanish-American War
and weigh approximately 10,500 lbs.

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