S.S. Newfoundland

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Large steam winch/windlass on deck the S.S. Newfoundland, used for anything that needed hauling.

Port and bow view of S.S. Newfoundland. The vessel had anchor-chains rather than rope cables. Chains started appearing on ships in the late 1820's, but most still used rope anchor cables until much later.