page_title: Stockless anchor
hierarchical_section_title: Stockless anchor
caption_attribution_description: English: Photograph
context_page_description: A stockless anchor is a streamlined derivation of the traditional Admiralty anchor used aboard large ships. Patented in England in 1821,
  it eliminated the stock of the Admiralty, making it both easier to handle and stow. Though it did not hold as well as an Admiralty, the trade-off proved acceptable and the stockless anchor became widely popular, and remains so today.
context_section_description: A stockless anchor (or "patent anchor") is a streamlined derivation of the traditional Admiralty anchor used aboard large ships.  Patented in England in 1821,
  it eliminated the stock of the Admiralty, making it both easier to handle and stow.  Though it did not hold as well as an Admiralty, the trade-off proved acceptable and the stockless anchor became widely popular, and remains so today.
caption: A stockless anchor aboard USS Lake Erie (CG-70)
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