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¿Cuántas uñas tiene el ancla de Danforth?How many flukes (uñas) does a Danforth anchor have?
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Correct answer: d) Two.
Why it is correct
A Danforth anchor is a lightweight stock-in-crown patent anchor with two long, flat, pivoting flukes that dig simultaneously into sand or mud.
Why the others are not
- a) A Danforth anchor has two symmetrical flat flukes on either side of the shank.
- b) A Danforth anchor has two symmetrical flat flukes on either side of the shank.
- c) A Danforth anchor has two symmetrical flat flukes on either side of the shank.
How to work it out in the exam
- Recall the shape of a Danforth anchor: two flat pivoting flukes on either side of the shank.
- Each fluke terminates in a bill/point: it has two flukes.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2020 · Convocatoria de diciembre · PER Test 4 · question 1 Official paper · Official answer key
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