[LonePalm]

There are chain stoppers on deck which do the real holding with the windless and capstan as backup.

Shown below are Boatswains Mates attaching the pelican hook to the anchor chain of USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70). The pelican hook connects the chain to the chain stopper. They are released with a sledge hammer and doing so can be quite dangerous.

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Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

[Melian]

Is taking care of the chain on a ship considered a lowly job, or are the Mates considered heroic for such dangerous, dirty work?