Weigh anchor is a nautical term indicating the final preparation of a sea vessel for getting underway.
Weighing anchor means raising theanchor of the vessel from the sea floor and hoisting it up to be stowed on board the vessel. At the moment when the anchor is no longer touching the sea floor, it isaweigh.
USS Marvel's narrative is described in part inDANFS as "On 17 January 1945 sheweighed anchor and began a2+1⁄2-month cruise toKodiak, Alaska."
When a vessel is not at anchor, but tied to apier or to another anchored vessel, it does not weigh anchor; the captain or master gives the order to "take in lines."
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