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Capstan float: “Australia's March to Nationhood” Australian 150th Anniversary Celebration

Capstan float: “Australia's March to Nationhood” Australian 150th Anni...

Image 21806142 - The Capstan float, which formed part of the "Australia's March to Nationhood" parade on January 26th, 1938. This image was taken in Driver Avenue, Moore Park. "Time for a Capstan" can be seen o... More

A view of the highly polished anchor capstan of the ocean minesweeper USS ENGAGE (MSO-433). The ship is open for public inspection during a port visit to the Washington Navy Yard

A view of the highly polished anchor capstan of the ocean minesweeper ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Don S. Montgomery Release Status: Rel... More

Ocean liners: Promenades - Mauretania

Ocean liners: Promenades - Mauretania

Heres a view showing the second- class promenades of the Mauretania...The Mauretania was built by the shipbuilders Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson Ltd, at the Wallsend shipyard and was one of the most famous ... More

Dry Dock Number 4, Monthly Progress Photo, Capstan Foundation, Head of Dock, Yard Labor

Dry Dock Number 4, Monthly Progress Photo, Capstan Foundation, Head of...

Photographs of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard

Dry Dock Number 4, Failure of Capstan Number 2, Showing Broken Head

Dry Dock Number 4, Failure of Capstan Number 2, Showing Broken Head

Photographs of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard

A crewman sits on a capstan on the stern of the guided missile frigate USS JOHN A. MOORE (FFG 19) in the Persian Gulf

A crewman sits on a capstan on the stern of the guided missile frigate...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS John A. Moore (FFG 19) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Alex Hicks Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

180926-N-MW694-0108 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 26, 2018)

180926-N-MW694-0108 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 26, 2018)

180926-N-MW694-0108 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 26, 2018) Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Mishawn Ewart, from Grapeview, Washington, polishes a capstan on the forecastle of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS... More

Dry Dock Number 4, Monthly Progress Photo, Capstan in Building 41, Looking Southeast, Yard Labor

Dry Dock Number 4, Monthly Progress Photo, Capstan in Building 41, Loo...

Photographs of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard

Dry Dock Number 4, Failure of Capstan Number 2, Showing Rupture of Housing for Pawl

Dry Dock Number 4, Failure of Capstan Number 2, Showing Rupture of Hou...

Photographs of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard

Conversion. Pianos to airplane motors. A pretty girl surrounded by melody! Employed by a Chicago piano factory which has recently been converted to war production, Bernice Strutz uses a drill press to set capstan screws in keyboards. Today, however, she's assembling trainer-plane motors to be used by America's armed forces. Gulbransen Company

Conversion. Pianos to airplane motors. A pretty girl surrounded by mel...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of an office worker, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Seaman Angel Cruz, a crew member on the Coast Guard

Seaman Angel Cruz, a crew member on the Coast Guard

Seaman Angel Cruz, a crew member on the Coast Guard Cutter Capstan, looks through a bridge window at the ice-filled river Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015, on the Capstan in Philadelphia. The Capstan crew has conducted ... More

German sailors and an accordion player on board MAGDALENE VINNEN, March 1933

German sailors and an accordion player on board MAGDALENE VINNEN, Marc...

The four-masted steel barque, MAGDALENE VINNEN, was built in 1921 in Kiel, Germany for F A Vinnen and Company in Bremen. On 27 February 1933, under the command of Captain Lorenz Peters, MAGDALENE VINNEN sailed ... More

Supplies Picked up by Ship's Gear, Boston

Supplies Picked up by Ship's Gear, Boston

Administrative Records Public domain photograph of building in Boston, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Soviet sailors wind a line around a capstan near the bow of the Slava class guided missile cruiser MARSHAL USTINOV as the ship ties up at the pier. The MARSHAL USTINOV, the guided missile destroyer OTLICHNYY and the replenishment oiler GENRIKH GASANOV are making a five-day goodwill visit to the naval station

Soviet sailors wind a line around a capstan near the bow of the Slava ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Josa Greg Your Release Status: Re... More

Dry Dock Number 4, Failure of Capstan Number 2, Showing Rupture of Housing for Pawl

Dry Dock Number 4, Failure of Capstan Number 2, Showing Rupture of Hou...

Photographs of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard

A crewman sits on a capstan on the stern of the guided missile frigate USS JOHN A. MOORE (FFG 19)

A crewman sits on a capstan on the stern of the guided missile frigate...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Persian Gulf Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Alex Hicks Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Public domain stock image. Red wine wine red.
Dry Dock Number 4, Monthly Progress Photo, Capstan at Head of Dock

Dry Dock Number 4, Monthly Progress Photo, Capstan at Head of Dock

Photographs of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard

Dry Dock Number 4, Showing Housing for Pawl, Capstan Number 3

Dry Dock Number 4, Showing Housing for Pawl, Capstan Number 3

Photographs of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard

Conversion. Pianos to airplane motors. A pretty girl surrounded by melody! Employed by a Chicago piano factory which has recently been converted to war production, Bernice Strutz uses a drill press to set capstan screws in keyboards. Today, however, she's assembling trainer-plane motors to be used by America's armed forces. Gulbransen Company

Conversion. Pianos to airplane motors. A pretty girl surrounded by mel...

Public domain photograph of aircraft engine, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Capstan, Head Dry Dock Number 3, Looking East, Monthly Progress Photo, Yard Labor

Capstan, Head Dry Dock Number 3, Looking East, Monthly Progress Photo,...

Photographs of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard

Monthly Progress Photo, Dry Dock No. 4, Capstan in Building 41 Looking Southeast, Yard Labor

Monthly Progress Photo, Dry Dock No. 4, Capstan in Building 41 Looking...

Photographs of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard

Playing an accordian while the crew turn a windlass onboard MAGDALENE VINNEN

Playing an accordian while the crew turn a windlass onboard MAGDALENE ...

This image depicts a sailor playing an accordion while members of the crew of MAGDALENE VINNEN push the ship's capstan. The vessel sailed into Sydney Harbour on 27 February 1933, under the command of Captain Lo... More

Fire fighting equipment and capstan on ferry, Port Aransas, Texas

Fire fighting equipment and capstan on ferry, Port Aransas, Texas

Public domain photograph - historical image of Texas, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A large ship is docked in a harbor. Hms bulwark amphibious dock 560 tonnes.

A large ship is docked in a harbor. Hms bulwark amphibious dock 560 to...

A large ship docked at a dock / A large ship is docked at a dock public domain military photo.

Monthly Progress Photo, Dry Dock No. 4, Capstan Head of Dock, Looking South Along Centerline, Yard Labor

Monthly Progress Photo, Dry Dock No. 4, Capstan Head of Dock, Looking ...

Photographs of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard

Dry Dock Number 4, Monthly Progress Photo, Capstan at Head of Dock

Dry Dock Number 4, Monthly Progress Photo, Capstan at Head of Dock

Photographs of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard

Dry Dock Number 4, Monthly Progress Photo, Capstan in Building 41, Looking Southwest, Yard Labor

Dry Dock Number 4, Monthly Progress Photo, Capstan in Building 41, Loo...

Photographs of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard

Dry Dock Number 4, Monthly Progress Photo, Capstan in Building 41, Looking Southwest, Yard Labor

Dry Dock Number 4, Monthly Progress Photo, Capstan in Building 41, Loo...

Photographs of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard

Dry Dock Number 4, Failure of Capstan Number 2, Showing Rupture of Housing for Pawl

Dry Dock Number 4, Failure of Capstan Number 2, Showing Rupture of Hou...

Photographs of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard

achinist's Mate 3rd Class Jay Wilson pours used oil from the number one warping capstan into a waste barrel.

achinist's Mate 3rd Class Jay Wilson pours used oil from the number on...

PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 22, 2009) Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Jay Wilson, from Cadillac, Mich., pours used oil from the number one warping capstan into a waste barrel in the hangar bay aboard the aircraft carrier US... More

Sailors and an accordion player on board MAGDALENE VINNEN

Sailors and an accordion player on board MAGDALENE VINNEN

The four-masted steel barque, MAGDALENE VINNEN, was built in 1921 in Kiel, Germany for F A Vinnen and Company in Bremen. On 27 February 1933, under the command of Captain Lorenz Peters, MAGDALENE VINNEN sailed ... More

Electrician's Mate 2nd Class Zhixian Zhong wraps the mooring line around the capstan during an evolution aboard the tugboat USS Opelika (YTB 798).

Electrician's Mate 2nd Class Zhixian Zhong wraps the mooring line arou...

Yokosuka, Japan (Jun. 21, 2006) Electrician's Mate 2nd Class Zhixian Zhong wraps the mooring line around the capstan during an evolution aboard the tugboat USS Opelika (YTB 798) at Commander, Fleet Activities Y... More

A rope wrapped around a pole on a boat. Boat anchor rope.

A rope wrapped around a pole on a boat. Boat anchor rope.

A rope with a round piece of rope on top of a boat / A rope is tied to a boat in the water public domain military photo.

A green and black fire hydrant sitting on top of a boat Seute dahir bremerhaven maritime museum.

A green and black fire hydrant sitting on top of a boat Seute dahir br...

A green and black light on a bridge / A green and black metal structure on a wooden deck public domain stock photo.

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, 19th centu...

Picryl description: Public domain image, drawing, American, free to use, no copyright restrictions

Capstan at Head Dry Dock Number 3, Looking West, Monthly Progress Photo, Yard Labor

Capstan at Head Dry Dock Number 3, Looking West, Monthly Progress Phot...

Photographs of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard

Robert French - First Class Battleship

Robert French - First Class Battleship

Crew sunning themselves in Castletownbere, Co. Cork. Infuriating that the ship's name is not clear on any of the caps.....Photographer: Almost certainly Robert French of Lawrence Photographic Studios ( http://c... More

Dry Dock Number 4, Monthly Progress Photo, Capstan in Building 41, Looking Southeast, Yard Labor

Dry Dock Number 4, Monthly Progress Photo, Capstan in Building 41, Loo...

Photographs of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard

Monthly Progress Photo, Dry Dock No. 4, Capstan in Building 41 Looking West, Yard Labor

Monthly Progress Photo, Dry Dock No. 4, Capstan in Building 41 Looking...

Photographs of the Construction and Repair of Buildings, Facilities, and Vessels at the New York Navy Yard

A truck is loaded aboard a C-130 Hercules aircraft during the joint US and South Korean training exercise CAPSTAN DRAGON IV

A truck is loaded aboard a C-130 Hercules aircraft during the joint US...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CAPSTAN DRAGON IV Base: Kwang Ju Air Base Country: Korea Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Mike Green Release Status: Released to ... More

U.S. Navy SEAMAN Amy Boake sands down a capstan in one of the replenishment stations aboard the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76) on Nov. 16, 2006. She is one of 300 Sailors in Deck Department who is responsible for line handling, underway replenishments and deck watches on the ship. The REAGAN is currently conducting training squadron carrier qualifications off the coast of Southern California. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 3rd Class Dominique M.Lasco) (Released)

U.S. Navy SEAMAN Amy Boake sands down a capstan in one of the replenis...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) Scene Camera Operator: MC3 Dominique M. Lasco, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital... More

Fo85865AB, Sjöhistoriska museet Sweden

Fo85865AB, Sjöhistoriska museet Sweden

Fo85865AB Public domain photograph - 20th-century Swedish maritime photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

160501-N-FQ994-206 AUGUSTA BAY, Italy (May 1, 2016)

160501-N-FQ994-206 AUGUSTA BAY, Italy (May 1, 2016)

160501-N-FQ994-206 AUGUSTA BAY, Italy (May 1, 2016) USS Porter (DDG 78) forwards the ship's colors as she arrives in Augusta Bay, Italy, for a port visit May 1, 2016. Porter, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missi... More

Sailors secure a mooring line to the capstan on the fantail as the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74).

Sailors secure a mooring line to the capstan on the fantail as the Nim...

SAN DIEGO (Jan. 18, 2011) Boatswain's Mate Seaman Julio Bermeo, left, from Los Angeles, and Seaman Jack Fay, from New Orleans, secure a mooring line to the capstan on the fantail as the Nimitz-class aircraft ca... More

Seaman Michael Deguzman polishes a capstan on the foc'sle aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69).

Seaman Michael Deguzman polishes a capstan on the foc'sle aboard the a...

NORTH ARABIAN SEA (Apr. 01, 2013) Seaman Michael Deguzman polishes a capstan on the foc'sle aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). Dwight D. Eisenhower is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet ... More

Seaman Kent Hayes polishes a capstan aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) during Rim of the Pacific 2016.

Seaman Kent Hayes polishes a capstan aboard the guided-missile cruiser...

PEARL HARBOR (Aug. 02, 2016) Seaman Kent Hayes polishes a capstan aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) during Rim of the Pacific 2016. Twenty-six nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, ... More

Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Rueben Lee uses a capstan to remove slack on a double-braided line used on tugboats moored at Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka.

Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Rueben Lee uses a capstan to remove slack o...

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Mar. 22, 2007) Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Rueben Lee uses a capstan to remove slack on a double-braided line used on tugboats moored at Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka. U.S. Navy photo by M... More

This is not Youghal, y'all!, Cork, Ireland

This is not Youghal, y'all!, Cork, Ireland

A publicity shy man and a rather more confident little girl pose on a quayside. We originally thought this might be Youghal, Co. Cork, but thanks to everyone for a lot of input on this one - wrestling with Goog... More

 Deck department Sailors heave a line around a capstan aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77).

Deck department Sailors heave a line around a capstan aboard the airc...

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sep. 24, 2010) Deck department Sailors heave a line around a capstan aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). George H.W. Bush is performing training operations in the Atlantic... More

Hull Maintenance Technician 3rd Class James Miles welds a frame to protect capstan aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75).

Hull Maintenance Technician 3rd Class James Miles welds a frame to pro...

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 25, 2013) Hull Maintenance Technician 3rd Class James Miles welds a frame to protect capstan aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Harry S. Truman is underway conducting... More

Sailors heave a mooring line around a capstan in the forecastle of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71).

Sailors heave a mooring line around a capstan in the forecastle of the...

SAN DIEGO (Dec. 15, 2016) Sailors heave a mooring line around a capstan in the forecastle of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Theodore Roosevelt is moored pierside at Naval Air Station Nort... More

Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman Edwin Pearson heaves a mooring line off a capstan.

Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman Edwin Pearson heaves a mooring lin...

BREMERTON, Wash. (Dec. 02, 2009) Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman Edwin Pearson, from Sutherlin, Ore., heaves a mooring line off a capstan in the forecastle of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. S... More

Sailors clean a capstan in the forecastle aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis' (CVN 74). The ship is in port preparing for a planned incremental availability.

Sailors clean a capstan in the forecastle aboard the aircraft carrier ...

BREMERTON, Wash. (Jan. 09, 2017) Sailors clean a capstan in the forecastle of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis' (CVN 74). The ship is in port preparing for a planned incremental availability. (U.S. Navy... More

160501-N-FQ994-189 AUGUSTA BAY, Italy (May 1, 2016)

160501-N-FQ994-189 AUGUSTA BAY, Italy (May 1, 2016)

160501-N-FQ994-189 AUGUSTA BAY, Italy (May 1, 2016) Sailors aboard USS Porter (DDG 78) secure mooring line to the aft capstan as the ship arrives in Augusta Bay, Italy, for a port visit May 1, 2016. Porter, an ... More

Ocean liners: Mauretania - Bridge Front

Ocean liners: Mauretania - Bridge Front

A view of the bridge front of the Mauretania...The Mauretania was built by the shipbuilders Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson Ltd, at the Wallsend shipyard and was one of the most famous ships ever built on Tyn... More

Deck department Sailors aboard the guided-missile frigate USS Boone (FFG 28) use a capstan to take up the slack in a line during mooring in St. Lucia. Boone is deployed in support of Southern Seas 2011.

Deck department Sailors aboard the guided-missile frigate USS Boone (F...

CARIBBEAN SEA (Apr. 05, 2011) Deck department Sailors aboard the guided-missile frigate USS Boone (FFG 28) use a capstan to take up the slack in a line during mooring in St. Lucia. Boone is deployed in support ... More

Sailors aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) secure a line to the capstan while hoisting the anchor chain aboard the ship.

Sailors aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Dec. 16, 2011) Sailors aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) secure a line to the capstan while hoisting the anchor chain aboard the ship. Truman is undergoing a... More

The Coast Guard Cutter Capstan, homeported in Philadelphia,

The Coast Guard Cutter Capstan, homeported in Philadelphia,

The Coast Guard Cutter Capstan, homeported in Philadelphia, is shown in dry-dock at the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore Monday, Dec. 22, 2014. Crews are preparing the Capstan for potential ice-breaking missions. ... More

Fo85867AB, Sjöhistoriska museet Sweden

Fo85867AB, Sjöhistoriska museet Sweden

Fo85867AB Public domain photograph of a ship, sailing ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Grand Teton National Park - Menors ferry

Grand Teton National Park - Menors ferry

Menors ferry deck, capstan wheel, drydock, Teton Range Picryl description: Public domain photograph of National Park, nature, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Senior Chief Petty Officer Christopher Stover, officer

Senior Chief Petty Officer Christopher Stover, officer

Senior Chief Petty Officer Christopher Stover, officer in charge of the Coast Guard Cutter Capstan, steers the Capstan alongside Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Cooper, a crew member on the Capstan, underneath ... More

Sailors from deck department heave a mooring line around a capstan on the fantail aboard the Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76).

Sailors from deck department heave a mooring line around a capstan on ...

APRA HARBOR, Guam (Sep. 24, 2016) Sailors from deck department heave a mooring line around a capstan on the fantail aboard the Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald R... More

Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay sunrise

Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay sunrise

The sun rises behind Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay, Friday, Jan. 20, 2017, in Philadelphia. Sector Delaware Bay operates as an Integrated Operations Command, responsible for almost 570 active duty personnel a... More

The Coast Guard Cutter Capstan, homeported in Philadelphia,

The Coast Guard Cutter Capstan, homeported in Philadelphia,

The Coast Guard Cutter Capstan, homeported in Philadelphia, is shown in dry-dock at the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore Monday, Dec. 22, 2014. Crews are preparing the Capstan for potential ice-breaking missions. ... More

Seaman Arwilda Love, right, and Boatswain's Mate Seaman Patrick Gokey polish brass on a capstan.

Seaman Arwilda Love, right, and Boatswain's Mate Seaman Patrick Gokey ...

Pacific Ocean (Oct. 31, 2005) Seaman Arwilda Love, right, and Boatswain's Mate Seaman Patrick Gokey polish brass on a capstan on the fantail aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). ... More

 A gun team of chief selects haul more than 800 pounds using a capstan during an Old Ironsides' 2009 Chief Petty Officer Heritage Week event.

A gun team of chief selects haul more than 800 pounds using a capstan...

CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (Aug. 19, 2009) A gun team of chief selects haul more than 800 pounds using a capstan during an Old Ironsides' 2009 Chief Petty Officer Heritage Week event. The 139 selects, including two Roy... More

Deck department sailors heave a line around a capstan

Deck department sailors heave a line around a capstan

Deck department sailors heave a line around a capstan aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush. George H.W. Bush is performing training operations in the Atlantic Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Kevin... More

Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) move lines around a capstan in the ship's forecastle during a sea and anchor evolution.

Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) m...

NORFOLK (Jun. 07, 2018) Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) move lines around a capstan in the ship's forecastle during a sea and anchor evolution. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Comm... More

170109-N-BR551-065
BREMERTON, Wash. (Jan. 9, 2017)

170109-N-BR551-065 BREMERTON, Wash. (Jan. 9, 2017)

170109-N-BR551-065 BREMERTON, Wash. (Jan. 9, 2017) Sailors clean a capstan in the forecastle aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis' (CVN 74). The ship is in port preparing for a planned incremental av... More

Seaman Cornelues Michell, assigned to deck department aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56), masks off a section of a capstan to be painted

Seaman Cornelues Michell, assigned to deck department aboard the Arlei...

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Jan. 09, 2008) Seaman Cornelues Michell, assigned to deck department aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56), masks off a section of a capstan to be ... More

A Sailor runs a mooring line around a capstan aboard USS New York.

A Sailor runs a mooring line around a capstan aboard USS New York.

MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. (Mar. 28, 2011) Boatswain's Mate Seaman Marcus Coleman runs a mooring line around a capstan aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) as the ship prepares to on-load th... More

Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Stephanie George, from Morrisville, Penn., pulls a line around the capstan on the fantail of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) while getting underway.

Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Stephanie George, from Morrisville, Penn., ...

CORONADO, Calif. (Jul. 23, 2014) Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Stephanie George, from Morrisville, Penn., pulls a line around the capstan on the fantail of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) while getting un... More

The Coast Guard Cutter Capstan, homeported in Philadelphia,

The Coast Guard Cutter Capstan, homeported in Philadelphia,

The Coast Guard Cutter Capstan, homeported in Philadelphia, is shown in dry-dock at the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore Monday, Dec. 22, 2014. Crews are preparing the Capstan for potential ice-breaking missions. ... More

Sailors wrap a messenger line around a capstan aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74).

Sailors wrap a messenger line around a capstan aboard the Nimitz-class...

PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 28, 2015) Sailors wrap a messenger line around a capstan aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is undergoing an operational training period i... More

The Coast Guard Cutter Capstan, homeported in Philadelphia,

The Coast Guard Cutter Capstan, homeported in Philadelphia,

The Coast Guard Cutter Capstan, homeported in Philadelphia, is shown in dry-dock at the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore Monday, Dec. 22, 2014. Crews are preparing the Capstan for potential ice-breaking missions. ... More

Oskarshamns varv. Capstan. Sverige. Public domain image.

Oskarshamns varv. Capstan. Sverige. Public domain image.

Oskarshamns varv. Capstan. Public domain photograph - 20th-century Swedish maritime photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Steam Shovel Limerick, Ireland

Steam Shovel Limerick, Ireland

A Siemens-Bauunion Steam Shovel is eased through the streets of Limerick (from the Docks) on its way to work on the construction of the Shannon Hydro-Electric Scheme at Ardnacrusha...The rather unwieldy looking... More

Till havs. Bild av bryggan. Dbnr 50/57. code nr: 023, Reg nr:11505. datum... Copyright: MPD. Neg nr (neg innehas av kpt Olow).

Till havs. Bild av bryggan. Dbnr 50/57. code nr: 023, Reg nr:11505. da...

Till havs. Bild av bryggan. Dbnr 50/57. code nr: 023, Reg nr:11505. datum... Copyright: MPD. Neg nr (neg innehas av kpt Olow).

CGC CAPSTAN (WYTL 65601)

CGC CAPSTAN (WYTL 65601)

Philadelphia, PA (Sep. 18)--CGC Capstan (WYTL 65601) Small harbor tug. U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO

USS John C. Stennis Arrives in San Diego

USS John C. Stennis Arrives in San Diego

Seaman Julio Bermeo, boatswain's mate, left, from Los Angeles, and Seaman Jack Fay, from New Orleans, secure a mooring line to the capstan on the fantail as the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis... More

Sailors polish a capstan on the forecastle of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53).

Sailors polish a capstan on the forecastle of the Ticonderoga-class gu...

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Feb. 05, 2013) Sailors polish a capstan on the forecastle of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53). Mobile Bay is deployed with the John C. S... More

Coast Guard Cutter Capstan breaks through the ice on

Coast Guard Cutter Capstan breaks through the ice on

Coast Guard Cutter Capstan breaks through the ice on the Delaware River Thursday, Feb. 18, 2015, near Philadelphia. The Capstan crew has conducted daily ice breaking operations on the Delaware River for the pas... More

Cargo Ship Fo69665A, Sjöhistoriska museet Sweden

Cargo Ship Fo69665A, Sjöhistoriska museet Sweden

Fo69665A Public domain photograph of a ship, sailing ship, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Sailors aboard the amphibious dock-landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) heave mooring lines around a capstan as the ship moors pierside in Aqaba, Jordan.

Sailors aboard the amphibious dock-landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD ...

AQABA, Jordan (May. 08, 2012) Sailors aboard the amphibious dock-landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) heave mooring lines around a capstan as the ship moors pierside in Aqaba, Jordan. Gunston Hall is deployed... More

A close up of a person playing a guitar. Acoustic guitar blur blurry, music.

A close up of a person playing a guitar. Acoustic guitar blur blurry, ...

A close up of a guitar head. Public domain stock photographs related to music and performing arts.

ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 2, 2016) Sailors aboard the

ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 2, 2016) Sailors aboard the

ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 2, 2016) Sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87) bring in the towing hawser during a towing exercise with guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61). Mason and Mont... More

ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 2, 2016) Boatswain Mate 3rd Class

ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 2, 2016) Boatswain Mate 3rd Class

ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 2, 2016) Boatswain Mate 3rd Class Eric Khabbaz, left, directs the capstan operator aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87) during a towing exercise with guided-missile cruis... More

Rugby Team - group portrait., Queensland, Australia

Rugby Team - group portrait., Queensland, Australia

Picryl description: Public domain image, 19th-century cigarette card, free to use, no copyright restrictions. Cigarette cards are trading cards issued by tobacco manufacturers to stiffen cigarette packaging and... More