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>One thing to always remember when looking at weight is >that Net tonnage, Gross Tonnage, and displacement are >not the same things. Net tonnage and Gross tonnage are >NOT measurements of WEIGHT. They are measurements of >VOLUME. Displacement is a measure of actual weight. >Take the case of the Titanic and the Olympic. Although >they were vertually the same displacement, the Titanic >had a greatter Gross Tonnage due to its configuration >with more staterooms. The Olympic increased her Gross >Tonnage over the years although her displacement >didn't increase very much. > >Displacement, which is always listed for military >ships but almost never listed for commercial ships, is >literally the weight of the water displaced by the >ship which is equal to the weight of the ship. > >In the case of the Britannic, removing decor or >fittings or davits, no matter how weighty, would not >have affected the Gross Tonnage at all, although the >displacement would be affected. However, if the >displacement were dramatically changed, they would >have ballasted the ship in other ways so that the >handling would not be adversely affected. > >Regards, > >Duane Fowler

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