THE DESIGN OF CARGO STEAMERS 433 … FIG. 6 G Mis known as the metacentric height, other, as the water-line area is greater, and, as a means of comparing the stabil- and, therefore, its moment of inertia also ity of vessels of somewhat similar form, is greater, while the volume of displace- it is important. ment remains constant in…
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