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To: LonePalm

Interesting. So for a big tanker or cargo ship, what is the difference of those ratios, in feet?


304 posted on 09/25/2021 7:13:18 AM PDT by smileyface ("The illuminati's whole philosophy demands the use, abuse, sacrifice and consumption of children.")
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To: smileyface; Pete from Shawnee Mission
So for a big tanker or cargo ship, what is the difference of those ratios, in feet?

It is not a question of dimension so much as mass.

A floating object will displace a volume of water equal to the weight of the object.

Colder, saltier water is more dense so less volume will be displaced and the ship will ride higher in the water.

The reverse is true. A ship with the same mass will ride deeper the Gulf of Mexico in summer than it will in the North Atlantic in winter.

The shape of the floating object for a given mass determines its stability and fitness for a given purpose. This is the basis for Naval Architecture.

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372 posted on 09/25/2021 11:29:53 AM PDT by LonePalm (Commander and Chef)
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