RE: DS2 Resins to FT or FTFB Mass

On Tue, 24 Nov 1998, George,Eugene M wrote:
> http://www.sea-man.com/terms.html for definitions of naval terms...

handy to know. now we just wait for www.space-man.com ...

> DEADWEIGHT/DWAT/DWCC- A common measure of ship carrying capacity. The
number
> of tons (2240 lbs.) of cargo, stores and bunkers that a
> vessel can transport.

oops! minor braino. total loaded displacement is gross, as in gross
registered tons (grt), right? displacement without cargo, stores and
bunker (aka fuel) is net, so dead = gross - net.

it follows that net = gross - dead; i'm sure there's an internet joke in
there somewhere ...

> From: 	Thomas
> Anderson[SMTP:thomas.anderson@university-college.oxford.ac.uk]
> > On Tue, 24 Nov 1998, Jeff Lyon wrote:
> > >  Is that fully loaded
> > > or empty?
> > 
> > a brief look at the web says 564 763 deadweight tons. deadweight
means
> > fully loaded