https://www.wvhistoryonview.org/catalog/051921https://www.wvhistoryonview.org/image/051921.jpgU.S.S. West Virginia Anchor Chain and Pipes1936U.S.S. West Virginia.Battleships.Each link in the anchor chain weighs 100 lbs. and is one foot long. The chain falls through the hawse pipes. USS West Virginia West Virginia History OnView