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HMAS Canberra Anchor

HMAS Canberra Anchor has an estimated weight of 1.81 tonnes. It ranks #62 of 436 in the Everyday Objects category.

Source excerpt: A heavy cruiser of the Kent subclass of County-class cruisers, HMAS Canberra (I33/D33) was named after Canberra, the capital of Australia. A Scottish-built ship, she was commissioned in 1928 and spent the first part of her career operating in Australian waters, with some deployments to the China Sta

Position in category

436 Items in category 21.5 tonnes Category average 18.1 kilograms Category median 2.5 milligrams–907 tonnes Category span

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1.81 tonnes

Weight details

Typical 1.81 tonnes
Minimum 1.81 tonnes
Maximum 1.81 tonnes
Value type Exact
Weight reference text

The anchor used in the HMAS Canberra is one of the heaviest anchors ever built with a gross weight of 4000 pounds.

Unit conversions

Kilograms1,814 kilograms
Pounds4,000 pounds
Metric tonnes1.81 tonnes
Grams1,814,369 grams
Ounces64,000 ounces
Stones286 stones

Source

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The 5 Heaviest Anchors Ever Built weightofstuff.com · Everyday Objects · Section: 3. HMAS Canberra Anchor · Article updated 2024-05-17
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How much does HMAS Canberra Anchor weigh?

HMAS Canberra Anchor typically weighs about 1.81 tonnes, within a recorded range of 1.81 tonnes.

Where does HMAS Canberra Anchor rank among Everyday Objects?

It ranks #62 of 436 entries in Everyday Objects, heavier than 79% of items in the dataset.

Where do these weight figures come from?

The data comes from 1 source articles on weightofstuff.com, most recently updated on 2024-05-17.

Dataset information

Items indexed <built-in method items of dict object at 0x7fb44ba6c940>
Source articles 430
Categories 11
Confidence High
Category Everyday Objects
Category rank #62 of 436
Weight position Heavier than 79% of items
Updated 2024-05-17
Measurement type Mass
Dataset ID hmas-canberra-anchor
URL slug hmas-canberra-anchor

Confidence reflects how explicit the source wording is: exact values are high, ranges or approximations are medium, and vague statements are low.