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  2. Ship measurements - Wikipedia

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    The ratio of LOA/BOC is used to estimate the stability of multihull vessels. The lower the ratio, the greater the vessel's stability. Carlin – Similar to beam, except running in a fore and aft direction. Complement – The full number of people required to operate a ship. Includes officers and crew; does not include passengers.

  3. Beam (nautical) - Wikipedia

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    Graphical representation of the dimensions used to describe a ship. Dimension "b" is the beam at waterline.. The beam of a ship is its width at its widest point. The maximum beam (B MAX) is the distance between planes passing through the outer sides of the ship, beam of the hull (B H) only includes permanently fixed parts of the hull, and beam at waterline (B WL) is the maximum width where the ...

  4. Bulk carrier - Wikipedia

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    The size of a Panamax vessel is limited by the Panama canal's lock chambers, which can accommodate ships with a beam of up to 32.31 m, a length overall of up to 294.13 m, and a draft of up to 12.04 m. [29] Capesize ships are too large to traverse the Panama canal and must round Cape Horn to travel between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.

  5. Length between perpendiculars - Wikipedia

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    Graphical representation of the dimensions used to describe a ship. Length between perpendiculars (often abbreviated as p/p, p.p., pp, LPP, LBP or Length BPP) is the length of a ship along the summer load line from the forward surface of the stem, or main bow perpendicular member, to the after surface of the sternpost, or main stern perpendicular member.

  6. Day shapes - Wikipedia

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    Day shapes are black in color and their sizes are determined by the ColRegs; for example, the size of the ball is not less than 0.6 metres (2.0 ft). The vertical distance between shapes is at least 1.5 metres (4.9 ft). Vessels of less than 20 metres (66 ft) length may use shapes of smaller size commensurate with the size of the vessel. [2]

  7. Length overall - Wikipedia

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    Length overall (LOA, o/a, o.a. or oa) is the maximum length of a vessel's hull measured parallel to the waterline. This length is important while docking the ship. It is the most commonly used way of expressing the size of a ship, and is also used for calculating the cost of a marina berth [1] (for example, £2.50 per metre LOA).

  8. Mark 36 SRBOC - Wikipedia

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    Two Mark 36 Mod 7 SRBOC launchers aboard the battleship USS Wisconsin during Operation Desert Storm.. The BAE Systems Mark 36 Super Rapid Bloom Offboard Countermeasures Chaff and Decoy Launching System (abbreviated as SRBOC or "Super-arboc") is an American short-range decoy launching system (DLS) that launches radar or infrared decoys from naval vessels to foil incoming anti-ship missiles.

  9. Dry bulk cargo barge - Wikipedia

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    Hull- The frame or body of a vessel, excluding the bulk heads, deck or mechanical equipment. Inboard- Towards the center of the vessel. Inland Waters- Waterways inside the United States. Integrated tow- Barges of mixed cargo. Jumbo Barge- Common size for dry cargo barge, 35’x195’ or 200’ Knuckle- Curved steel plate on side and bottom of ...