A manual of naval architecture for the use of officers of the Royal Navy, officers of the Mercantile Marine, yachtsmen, shipowners, and shipbuilders (1894)
White, W. H. (William Henry), Sir, 1845-1913 · London : J. Murray · leaf 147
a distance d, weshall have, by similar reasoning to that given in the case of theinclining experiment, the centre of gravity moving parallel to thedeck, and— Shift of centre of gravity (GGJ = -^r- also— w. a t , w GGX = GM tan a = —— ; whence tan a = d D D x GM 122 NAVAL ARCHITECTURE. [chap. hi.… … placement = 8625 tons. Suppose a weight (w) of 20 tons to beshifted longitudinally 100 feet— Change of trim = 2Q x 10° x — = -186 foot = 2£ inches.8625 475 It is usual to obtain for a ship the value of the moment to change the trim one inch, when floating at the load-draught; and thenfor changes of…
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