EXERCISES

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(3) tons per inch immersion (4) inch trim moment of a rectangular
shaped vessel length 200 ft,, breadth 30 ft., draught 10 ft.

Answer.(—1) 7J feet; (2) 666.6 ft.; (3) 14f tons; (4) 204 foot-tons.

47. A rectangular tank 100 feet long, 10 feet broad, 12 feet deep
draws 4 feet of water. The tank is divided into five equal watertight
compartments, but Nos. 2 and 4 get bilged; find the mean sinkage due
to the loss of buoyancy.

Answer.—2| feet.

A Cargo of Esparto Grass.