Jackspeak of the Royal Canadian Navy

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Scope

The estimated length of anchor cable to be paid out that will allow a ship to swing safely at anchor. Too much scope and the ship could go aground or wash ashore.

Added: 2014-11-01 Last modified: 2014-11-01

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