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Is 277 firkins as heavy as an Anchor of a Cruise Ship?

It's about as heavy as an Anchor of a Cruise Ship
The weight of an Anchor of a Cruise Ship is about 277 firkins.
(for QE2 forward anchor, a.k.a. RMS Queen Elizabeth 2)
Each of the forward anchors of the RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 weighs 277 firkins. The anchor of the QE2 now sits in front of the Holyrood Church in Southampton, England, United Kingdom, along a pedestrian tourist route known as "the QE2 mile."
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