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A ship's anchor with a ring, stock, shank and two flukes.
Also known as: Foul anchor
A ship's anchor, borne upright with the ring uppermost. Frequently a canting or allusive charge for maritime service, and blazoned 'foul' when a cable is shown twisted round it.
A ship's anchor with a ring at the top, a crossbar stock, a shank and two curved arms ending in flukes, borne upright.
Blazoned as a foul anchor when its cable is shown twisted about it — the form used in a number of naval badges.
A ship's anchor with a ring at the top, a horizontal crossbar below it, a straight shank and two curved arms ending in pointed flukes.
Both depict an anchor; the catalogue holds the general symbol separately from its heraldic use.