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Visitors holding capstan bars walk in a circle and turn the capstan during a shipboard demonstration. This capstan is on the Balclutha near the bow and is a winch-like device that was used to raise and lower the anchor. The anchor line would wind around the capstan.
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| Source | https://www.nps.gov/media/photo/view.htm?id=03949A11-155D-4519-3ECDE8B25165B330 |
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