and the standard length for a British Naval Rope was 1000 ft. A sailing ship such as required 31 mi of rope.

Rope-making technology

Natural fibres are short in length, and so have to be twisted together into different fibres, starting at different points along the construction, to hold each other together. From a single strand, much like wool, which can easily be torn apart, putting several together forms a line, which is far stronger. That can similarly be repeated time and again, producing

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