steam-capstans

Updated: January 11, 2026

Instantly the shrill clamour of boatswains' whistles was heard from each ship, and next followed the measured "clank-clank-clank" of iron cable, as the steam-capstans got to work and began to haul the vessels up to their anchors.

Harry Collingwood - A Chinese Command: A Story of Adventure in Eastern Seas