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The displacement or displacement tonnage of a ship is its weight. As the term indicates, it is measured indirectly, using Archimedes' principle, by first...

This glossary of nautical terms is an alphabetical listing of terms and expressions connected with ships, shipping, seamanship and navigation on water...

The knot (/nɒt/) is a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour, exactly 1.852 km/h (approximately 1.151 mph or 0.514 m/s). The ISO standard symbol...

Range 1,490 nautical miles (2,760 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h) Ships in class: 2: Odin, and Ägir Service: Commissioned 1890 to 1896 Displacement: 18,200 tons...

 United States Type: Medium Endurance Cutter Displacement: 1,050 tons Length: 64 meters Range: 8,000 nautical miles Crew: 75 Speed: 18 knots Armament: 1...

Navigation (from the Latin word navigatio) is the act of sailing or voyaging. Nautical (from Latin nautĭca, and this from Greek ναυτική [τέχνη] nautikḗ [téjne]...

This glossary of nautical terms is an alphabetical listing of terms and expressions connected with ships, shipping, seamanship and navigation on water...

The sail area-displacement ratio (SA/D) is a calculation used to express how much sail a boat carries relative to its weight. S A / D = S a i l A r e a...

Sailboats that plane must also sail efficiently in displacement mode in light winds. Semi-displacement, or semi-planing: here the hull form is capable of...

Shanghai and Huangpu Shipyard in Guangzhou) Type: Stealth missile corvette Displacement: 1,300–1,440 tons (estimated) Aircraft: 1 Harbin Z-9 Armament: 2 × 2...

(Jiangnan Shipyard and Hudong Shipyard in Shanghai) Type: Patrol frigate Displacement: 1,800 tons Armament: 2–8 × C-201 or C-801 SSM; 2 × 100 mm guns; 4–8...

The displacement–length ratio (DLR or D/L ratio) is a calculation used to express how heavy a boat is relative to its waterline length. DLR was first published...

had a draft of 4.7 metres. Her hull was made of iron. The ship's displacement (nautical) was 616 tons. The ship was powered by two Rankie & Blackmore-built...

Nautical Publishing, 1980. Vigor, John. The Practical Mariner's Book of Knowledge, McGraw-Hill Professional, 1994. Capsize formula for displacement sailboats...

land masses that have separated from a continental mass due to tectonic displacement. The Farallon Islands off the coast of California are an example. Sets...

80 m (260 ft). The submarine had a surfaced displacement of 761 long tons (773 t) and a submerged displacement of 925 long tons (940 t). Propulsion while...

The Nautical 39 is an American sailboat that was designed by Charles Morgan and Roger Warren as a cruiser and first built in 1979. The Nautical 39 is...

shipbuilder Cosmos as a development of earlier S.X.404 by the same firm. Displacement is 58/70 t (surfaced/submerged), length is 23 m, beam is 2 m, draft is...

capability but otherwise unlimited displacement, a top speed of 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) and a range of 20,000 nautical miles (37,000 km; 23,000 mi) when...

occupy the uppermost deck, and two further double guest cabins. The full-displacement superyacht has a flared bow and a 14.20m beam with exterior and interior...