Two. One to count the shackles come in, one to control the windless. Any more is just RN doing it in a over complicated fashion compared to MN. 
How many people does it take to lift the anchor up 
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Naval personnel answers questions from young seafarers
The crew of HMS Queen Elizabeth take on some interesting questions from budding young seafarers.
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Not happy with 'lifting anchors' - anchors are weighed. Warships have 'ship's companies', not crews.
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The answer was aimed at a 5 year old for goodness sake
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Only one... the Buffer shouting very loudly... and the anchor appears to rise like magic I always found
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Is it called weighing anchor?
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Brilliant questions and answers hopefully the children will get a visit when it’s safe to do so
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CRATE jo xxx
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