Calculation of Towline Catenary.

To calculate the depth of the tow wire below the surface, enter the relevent informaton
in the highlighted boxes. The answer appears in the yellow box.

The weight of the wire can be found from the appropriate table in "Ship's Office".

Length of tow wire deployed (metres): 200

Weight of wire per 100 metres (Kg.): 2408

Bollard Pull (tonnes): 15

Depth of wire below surface (metres): 8.026667