Ankruketti iseloomustab ketilüli ristlõike läbimõõt (millimeetrites), see sõltub laeva suurusest ning otstarbest. Ketilülil läbimõõduga üle 15 mm peab keskel olema tugi.
A complete anchor chain is firstly composed of many anchor chain links connected to each other to form a certain length of anchor chain links, and then several anchor chain links are connected by connecting links or connecting shackles to form the entire anchor chain.
