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From: CG Bob
Location: Cleveland
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Date: 09.29.06
Time: 03:38:00 PM
I'll just throw some more tonnage in to the discussion. Short and long tons are measures of weight; and are not the same as gross or net registered tons. The (gross or net) registered tonnage is a measure of volume,generally the interior volume of the ship. An analogy I use to demonstrate the difference between weight and volume tons is a gallon of water measured in fluid ounces and avoirdupois ounces. A gallon of water contains 128 fluid ounces by volume. That same gallon of water weighs 8.34 pounds, or 133.4 avoirdupouis ounces (8.34x16=133.4).
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