preventer-plates

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Stout plates of iron for securing the chains to the ship's side; one end is on the chain-plate bolt, the other is bolted to the ship's side below it.

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  • limber plates

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  • t-plates

    Iron plates in the form of the letter T placed under the channels to add strength. ...

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  • shifting backstays, also preventer

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