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9781130470239 - Thomas Walton: Know Your Own Ship A Simple Explanation of the Stability, Trim, Construction, Tonnage and Freeboard of Ships, Together with a Fully Worked Out Set of
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Know Your Own Ship A Simple Explanation of the Stability, Trim, Construction, Tonnage and Freeboard of Ships, Together with a Fully Worked Out Set of (1899)

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This item is printed on demand. 100 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4in. x 0.2in.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1899 Excerpt: . . . or nearly all alongside before commencing to load, it is certainly possible to so carry out this method when a knowledge of a ships stability is understood, as to closely approximate to a particular metacentric height, and moreover to arrange the weights so as to be best fitted for steadiness. Supposing we have secured a certain metacentric height which has produced great steadiness even in a heavy sea, it is sometimes found that this same vessel in a long, low ground swell of greater period, labours in a most extraordinary manner. Such is not an unknown experience to seamen, and the cause is simply due to the fact that the vessel has now fallen in with waves which synchronize with her own period. An instance bearing on this point was related to the author by a captain. Coming from the Mediterranean with a light cargo, he encountered heavy weather. His ship was naturally tender, and behaved splendidly for some time, but on approaching the Bay of Biscay, It may here be noted that it is utterly impossible to specify a metacentric height adapted to all vessels. For vessels in the Royal Navy, it varies from 1 foot to 12 feet. In steam yachts 2-5 feet is probably an average; in sailing ships 2 to 4 feet is common, and in passenger and cargo steamers it ranges from about 05 to about 3 feet. Shipbuilders with their wide experience of the various types of vessels are undoubtedly most capable of suggesting the best metacentric height for any particular condition of loading. The foregoing metacentric heights are only for loaded conditions. t See Appendix. a long heavy swell set in, and the ship began to roll so heavily, especially at periodic intervals, that he imagined she would capsize altogether. He immediately set to work and filled one of the water ballast tan. . . This item ships from La Vergne,TN.
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9781130470239 - Thomas Walton: Know Your Own Ship; A Simple Explanation of the Stability, Trim, Construction, Tonnage and Freeboard of Ships, Together with a Fully Worked Out Set of
Thomas Walton

Know Your Own Ship; A Simple Explanation of the Stability, Trim, Construction, Tonnage and Freeboard of Ships, Together with a Fully Worked Out Set of (2012)

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1899 Excerpt: ...or nearly all alongside before commencing to load, it is certainly possible to so carry out this method when a knowledge of a ship's stability is understood, as to closely approximate to a particular metacentric height, and moreover to arrange the weights so as to be best fitted for steadiness. Supposing we have secured a certain metacentric height which has produced great steadiness even in a heavy sea, it is sometimes found that this same vessel in a long, low ground swell of greater period, labours in a most extraordinary manner. Such is not an unknown experience to seamen, and the cause is simply due to the fact that the vessel has now fallen in with waves which synchronize with her own period. An instance bearing on this point was related to the author by a captain. Coming from the Mediterranean with a light cargo, he encountered heavy weather. His ship was naturally tender, and behaved splendidly for some time, but on approaching the Bay of Biscay, It may here be noted that it is utterly impossible to specify a metacentric height adapted to all vessels. For vessels in the Royal Navy, it varies from 1 foot to 12 feet. In steam yachts 2-5 feet is probably an average; in sailing ships 2 to 4 feet is common, and in passenger and cargo steamers it ranges from about 0'5 to about 3 feet. Shipbuilders with their wide experience of the various types of vessels are undoubtedly most capable of suggesting the best metacentric height for any particular condition of loading. The foregoing metacentric heights are only for loaded conditions. t See Appendix. a long heavy swell set in, and the ship began to roll so heavily, especially at periodic intervals, that he imagined she would capsize altogether. He immediately set to work and filled one of the water ballast tan... Paperback, Label: RareBooksClub.com, RareBooksClub.com, Product group: Book, Published: 2012-03-06, Studio: RareBooksClub.com, Sales rank: 15466248.
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Know your own ship; a simple explanation of the stability, trim, construction, tonnage and freeboard of ships, together with a fully worked out set of . for the use of ships' officers, superin (2012)

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9781130470239 - Thomas Walton: Know your own ship; a simple explanation of the stability, trim, construction, tonnage and freeboard of ships, together with a fully worked out set of . for the use of ships' officers, superin
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Know your own ship; a simple explanation of the stability, trim, construction, tonnage and freeboard of ships, together with a fully worked out set of . for the use of ships' officers, superin (2012)

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