There are no traces of the former warehouses, although many of the old capstans and some of the hydraulic machines on the quayside have been preserved.
The deck where the seamanship equipment and capstans are installed is internal in order to hide it from radar.
Ship and cargo were presumably pulled by men and animals with ropes, tackles and possibly also capstans.
Vertical capstans use a vertical shaft, with the motor and gearbox situated below the winch unit (usually below decks).
At low tide, the ropes were pulled taut with capstans.
The tape coatings became sticky and shed oxide onto all tape recorder parts in their path, including heads, guides, rollers, and capstans.
The extreme size of the dipping lugsail showing in the picture was only possible with the introduction of steam powered capstans to facilitate with dipping.
The heads and other metallic components in the tape path (such as spindles and capstans) may become magnetized with use, and require degaussing.
