Dimensions of a few Ships classed according to length. To lighten the Warrior one inch it would be necessary to remove 42 tons of weight, or about 500 tons to lighten the ship one foot. The quickest way, probably, of doing this would be to take out the chain cables, say 128 tons, anchors 40 tons, water 90 tons, shot 113 tons, powder 23 tons, leaving more than 100 tons to be made up by the removal of about half the guns. To Find the Weight that will give a Ship one inch Cut off the two right hand figures of the tonnage of the Ship, and the remainder will give the weight in Tons that will immerse the Ship one inch when at the load line. Thus Minotaur is 6621 Tonnage; therefore, the weight of 66 tons would immerse her one inch. |