Displacement refers to the ____
Direct Answer
Option D: Number of long tons of water displaced by vessel a float
Naval architecture defines displacement as the actual weight of the water volume displaced by a floating vessel, measured in long tons or metric tonnes, which precisely equals the total weight of the ship at any given draft.
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Naval architecture defines displacement as the actual weight of the water volume displaced by a floating vessel, measured in long tons or metric tonnes, which precisely equals the total weight of the ship at any given draft.
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