Hawser

Hawser (/ˈhɔːzər/) is a nautical term for a thick cable or rope used in mooring or towing a ship.[1] A hawser passes through a hawsehole, also known as a cat hole,[2] located on the hawse.[3]

Supply ratings handling a coil of 16 inches (410 mm) towing hawser (rope) at the Royal Navy's Naval Stores Department, Nore, Harwich, which supplies all sea-going ships with the stores and provisions that they need. Note that the coil is bigger than the men and they need a trolley to transport it.
The hawser is coiled on deck.

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