Yes, Gene, It is a good shot of the Indiana in drydock. I had the picture copied on one of my PC's but it took me a while to remember where I got it from so I could post that link.
I did a LOL on the oar comment. Thanks.
I've also got Encores' Upgrade kit of the Revell 1/232 Olympia, Commadore Deweys Flagship. It has anchor chain in the kit. They seem to be small "links". The Olympia and Indiana were about the same length but BB-1 was twice the displacement so anchor chain probably not comparable even though the 2 kits are close in scale.
I never new much of BB-58's WWII activity other than the collision with the USS Washington. I am still reading through Morrison’s 15 Vol History of United States Naval Operations in WWII. I'll pay particular attention to any mention of BB-58, USS Indiana.
Nino
P.S. That picture seems to show 16 Links from the Hawse hole to the anchor shackle. Maybe an estimate can be made based on the kit scale parts or perhaps interpolate the link length based on the visible crewmen in the picture. Sound like fun?
ie: If the kits hull with anchor in place shows 1inch from Hawse hole to shakle on the anchor stock and if estimate is 16 links per the picture, then there's 16 links per inch.