The DEEP DRILLER, at 60.0 feet draft in sea water, has VM = 974,441 foot-long tons, LM = 40,301 foot-long tons, TM = 3 foot-long tons, FSML = 30,572 foot-long tons, and FSMT 18,732 foot-long tons. What is the KG corrected for transverse free surface effects?

Correct Answer: Option B — 54.82 feet

Corrected KG is found by taking the vertical moment (VM), dividing by displacement to find uncorrected KG, and adding the transverse free surface correction (FSML divided by displacement). Using the given DEEP DRILLER values yields a corrected KG of 54.82 feet.