In fact, by the early 1940's, even though steel cables were available, most ships in the United States Navy were not moored with steel cables; they were moored with Manila hemp ropes.

事实上，在20 世纪40 年代初期，尽管钢丝绳能买到，但是大多数的美国海军船停泊时用的不是钢丝绳；这些船用的是马尼拉麻绳。