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• light displacement — The displacement in tons of the ship complete with all outfit, equipment, and machinery on board but excluding all fuel, water in tanks, cargo, stores, passengers, dunnage, and the crew and their effects. The light condition displacement includes …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• light displacement tonnage — noun the mass of a ship when it is empty, measured in tons. Also, light ship weight …  

• Displacement (ship) — As weight is added to a ship, it submerges. Designated displacement is the ship s weight when fully loaded and submerged to her load lines. A ship s displacement is its weight[1] at any given time, generally expressed in metric tons or long tons …   Wikipedia

• ship — shipless, adj. shiplessly, adv. /ship/, n., v., shipped, shipping. n. 1. a vessel, esp. a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines. 2. Naut. a. a sailing vessel square rigged on all of three or more masts, having jibs, staysails, and a… …   Universalium

• Ship — A ship IPA|/ʃɪp/ audio|en us ship.ogg|Audio (US) is a large vessel that floats on water. Ships are generally distinguished from boats based on size. Ships may be found on lakes, seas, and rivers and they allow for a variety of activities, such as …   Wikipedia

• Light cruiser — A light cruiser is a warship. The term is a shortening of the phrase light armoured cruiser , describing a small ship that carried armour in the same way as an armoured cruiser; a protective belt and deck. Prior to this smaller cruisers had been… …   Wikipedia

• light displacement — noun : the displacement of a ship completely equipped but unladen * * * Naut. the weight of a ship with all its permanent equipment, excluding the weight of cargo, persons, ballast, dunnage, and fuel, but usually including the weight of permanent …   Useful english dictionary

• displacement tonnage — Naut. the number of long tons of water displaced by a vessel, light or load displacement being specified. * * * displacement tonnage, the weight of a ship in terms of the number of long tons displaced by it …   Useful english dictionary

• light displacement — Naut. the weight of a ship with all its permanent equipment, excluding the weight of cargo, persons, ballast, dunnage, and fuel, but usually including the weight of permanent ballast and water used to operate steam machinery. Also called light… …   Universalium

• light displacement mass — noun the mass of a ship when it is empty, measured in tonnes …  

• naval ship — Introduction       the chief instrument by which a nation extends its military power onto the seas. Warships protect the movement over water of military forces to coastal areas where they may be landed and used against enemy forces; warships… …   Universalium