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Chapter 21
Ship dimensions

21.1. General
The following ship definitions are used in the design of ports and harbours:

g Deadweight tonnage (DWT): the carrying capacity of the ship, namely the total weight of cargo,
fuels, freshwater, etc.
g Gross registered tonnage (GRT): the total internal capacity of the ship divided by 100 ft3 or
2.83 m3, depending on the application of relevant laws and regulations.
g Displacement tonnage (DT): the total weight or mass of the ship is obtained by multiplying the
volume of water displaced by the ship by the density of the water. The DWT for mixed-cargo
and bulk-cargo ships is roughly equal to 1.2–1.4 times the DWT and equal to 2.0 times the gross
registered tonnage. For passenger ships, the displacement tonnage is roughly equal to 1.0 times
the gross registered tonnage.
The displacement of a ship is therefore the product of the length between perpendiculars (perps),
the beam, the draft, the block coefficient and the density of the water. The block coefficient is
the ratio between the volume of the wetted portion of the ship’s hull (the displacement) and the
volume of the enclosing block (length between the perps × the beam × the draft).
The displacement light varies from about 15–25% of the displacement fully loaded. The
displacement light (i.e. the ship without ballast or any load) should for safety reasons only occur
when the ship is moored in a dock or at a shipyard for fitting-out or repair.
The ballast condition is the minimum weight or ballast that a ship has to carry for safe
manoeuvring stability. For example, having discharged all oil cargo, the oil tanker has to
increase its weight by taking in seawater as ballast to increase the draft in order to obtain the
necessary safe manoeuvring stability. The ballast displacement is about 30–50% of the
displacement fully loaded, depending on the weather conditions.
g Air draught: the maximum distance from the water level to the highest point of the ship at the
prevailing draft (Figure 21.1).
g Scantling draught: the draft for which the structural strength of the ship has been designed.
g Designed draught: the draft on which the fundamental design parameters of the ship are based.
g Trim: the difference between the aft and the forward draft.
g Bow to centre manifold/stern to centre manifold: the distance from the extreme point of the bow
or stern to the manifold centreline for tankers.

The definitions of a ship’s overall dimensions (length, draught, etc.) are illustrated in Figure 21.2.

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Figure 21.1 The air draught

Air draught

Draught

21.2. Ship dimensions

When the dimensions of ships are not clearly known, the average ship dimensions shown in the tables in
this chapter may be used in the design of berths, dolphins and fenders. The following tables show the
general average dimensions for the beam, the overall length and the fully loaded draft for general cargo
ships, oil tankers and container ships. The length between perps is roughly 95% of the length overall.

Figure 21.2 Definitions of ship dimensions

Aft Forward

Stern Bow

Length between perps

Length overall

Port side

Astern Ahead

Starboard side

Min. freeboard

Moulded Draught scantling = max. draught

depth

Keel
Width or beam

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Passenger ships
Passenger ships are classified as shown below.

GRT: DWT Displacement Overall length Length between perps Beam Max. draught:
t t t m m m m

70 000 – 38 000 260 220 33.0 7.6

50 000 – 28 000 230 200 31.0 7.6
30 000 – 18 000 195 165 27.0 7.6
10 000 – 6 700 135 120 20.5 5.0

The two largest passenger ships today are the Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas, and their main
dimensions are shown in the table below.

GRT: Displacement: Overall Length Beam Beam deck Max. Air Lateral Front Passengers
t t length: between water-line: 15 and 17: draught: draught: wind wind
m perps: m m m m area: area:
m m2 m2

225 282 105 983 361 300 47.0 65.7 9.30 72.0 15 764 3354 5400

Figure 21.3 compares the Oasis of the Seas and the Titanic.

Figure 21.3 The Oasis of the Seas and the Titanic

The table below lists the dimensions of other large passenger ships.

Name Overall length: m Beam: m Max. draught: m Passengers

Vision of the Seas 279 32.2 8.00 2435

Majesty of the Seas 279 32.2 7.65 2435
Emerald Princess 290 36.0 8.00 3114
Brilliance of the Seas 293 32.2 8.50 2501
Adventure of the Seas 312 48.0 8.85 3114
Freedom of the Seas 339 38.6 8.50 4370
Queen Mary 2 345 41.0 10.10 2620

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Mixed cargo ships (full deck construction)

GRT: DWT: Displacement: Overall Length Beam: Moulded Draught ballast Max.
t t t length: between m depth: loaded: draught:
m perps: m m m m

10 000 15 000 20 000 165 155 21.5 12.0 4.9 9.5

7 000 10 000 14 000 145 135 20.0 11.5 4.4 8.5
5 500 8 000 11 000 135 125 18.0 10.5 4.1 8.0
4 000 6 000 8 000 125 115 16.5 9.5 3.8 7.5
3 500 5 000 7 000 105 100 15.0 8.5 3.6 7.0
2 000 3 000 4 000 90 85 13.0 7.3 3.0 6.0
1 300 2 000 3 000 80 75 12.0 6.5 2.6 5.3
1 000 1 500 2 000 70 65 10.0 5.1 2.2 4.3
500 700 1 000 55 50 8.5 4.5 1.9 3.8

Bulk cargo (oil tankers, bulk carriers, etc.)

Tankers are usually classified as shown below.

Type of tanker DWT: t

General-purpose/product carrier ,25 000

Super tankers and large tankers 25 000–150 000
VLCC 150 000–300 000
ULCC (Figure 21.4) .300 000

Figure 21.4 Ultra-large crude carrier. (Photograph courtesy of Bergesen DY, Norway)

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Bulk carriers are usually classified as shown below.

Type of bulk carrier DWT: t

Mini bulk carrier 12 000

Small handy-sized 15 000–25 000
Handy-sized 25 000–50 000
Handy max 35 000–50 000
Panamax 50 000–80 000
Cape-sized 100 000–180 000
Very large bulk carrier .180 000

DWT: Displacement: Overall Length between Beam: Moulded Draught ballast Max.
t t length: perps: m depth: loaded: draught:
m m m m m

400 000 460 000 412 392 66.0 29.0 12.5 24.0
300 000 340 000 360 340 57.0 27.0 12.0 21.0
250 000 300 000 330 315 55.5 26.0 11.5 20.0
200 000 240 000 310 300 55.0 25.0 10.5 19.0
150 000 180 000 290 270 47.0 23.0 9.0 17.0
100 000 125 000 250 240 42.0 21.0 8.0 15.0
70 000 90 000 230 215 38.0 18.5 7.2 13.5

Common sizes of crude oil tankers are given in Figure 21.5.

Figure 21.5 Common sizes of crude oil tankers. (Data source courtesy of Lloyd’s Register-Fairplay)

Oil and products tankers greater than 10 000 DWT

400

350

300
Length overall (m)

y = 9.2164x 0.2837
R 2 = 0.9663
250

200

150

100
0 50 000 100 000 150 000 200 000 250 000 300 000 350 000
Deadweight (t)

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Container ships

DWT: Displacement: Overall Length Beam: Max. Number of Generation

t t length: between m draught: containers
m perps: m m (approximate)

165 000 NA 400 NA 59.0 16.0 18 000 Triple E class

156 900 NA 397 NA 56.4 15.5 15 500 PS class
Post-Panamax
104 000 143 000 340 330 42.8 14.5 8 000 7th
85 000 119 000 320 300 42.0 14.2 6 400 6th
70 000 95 000 285 270 41.8 14.0 5 000 6th
60 000 82 000 260 252 38.0 13.4 4 400 5th
Panamax
55 000 75 000 270 260 32.2 12.5 3 900 4th
50 000 68 000 260 250 32.2 12.5 3 500 3rd
40 000 54 000 235 225 32.2 11.8 2 800 3rd
30 000 41 000 210 200 30.5 10.8 2 100 2nd
20 000 27 000 175 165 26.0 10.0 1 700 2nd
15 000 20 000 152 145 23.5 8.7 1 000 1st
10 000 13 500 130 125 21.0 7.6 600 1st
7 000 10 300 120 110 20.0 6.8 400 1st

Containership characteristics are listed in the following table.

TEU classa Description Number Average draught: Average beam: Average LOA :
of ships m m m

≤500 Small feeder 429 6.01 17.00 104.22

501–1000 Feeder 819 7.69 21.03 133.04
1001–2000 Small containership 1258 9.49 25.84 168.92
2001–3500 Medium-sized containership 895 11.50 31.04 217.67
3501–5000 Panamax/post-Panamax 669 12.70 32.63 272.26
5001–7500 Post-Panamax 514 13.80 39.09 293.30
7501–9500 Very large post-Panamax 207 14.43 43.56 334.37
≥9501 Ultra-large post-Panamax 49 15.19 47.90 359.25

Source: Clarkson Research Services (2010), Report on Container Vessel Fleet

a
TEU, 20 ft equivalent units

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Gas tankers

Capacity: DWT: Displacement: Overall Length between Beam: Moulded Max.

m3 t t length: m perps: m m depth: m draught: m

LPG tankers
75 000 46 900 75 000 229 218 36.0 21.0 12.1
52 000 38 500 53 200 206 196 31.4 18.6 11.3
35 000 36 200 7 500 185 176 27.8 18.0 12.5
24 000 18 100 32 800 157 149 25.3 16.0 10.1
15 000 16 200 25 000 151 140 25.0 14.3 9.6
8 300 9 800 15 500 128 116 20.0 12.1 9.4
5 000 5 400 9 000 106 98 17.0 10.0 7.4
2 500 2 800 5 000 75 70 14.0 7.9 6.8
LNG tankers
250 000 122 500 177 000 369 354 55.7 31.2 12.8
220 000 108 000 158 000 365 341 53.8 30.5 12.5
200 000 100 000 146 000 340 325 51.3 28.0 12.0
168 000 84 500 125 000 298 285 48.7 28.0 11.9
163 700 84 000 125 000 292 280 45.2 27.5 11.6
145 000 74 400 110 000 288 274 49.0 26.8 12.3
137 000 71 500 100 000 290 275 48.1 28.0 11.3
125 000 66 800 102 000 272 259 47.2 26.5 11.4
87 600 53 600 74 000 250 237 40.0 23.0 10.6
65 000 36 400 52 000 214 204 37.8 21.5 9.8
29 000 22 100 32 600 182 171 29.0 16.5 9.0
1 000 1 600 65 12.0 6.0 3.5

Today, the largest LNG spherical tanker is 177 000 m3, and the largest LNG membrane tanker is
266 000 m3. Figures 21.6 and 21.7 show common sizes for LNG and LPG tankers.

Figure 21.6 Common sizes of LNG tankers. (Data source courtesy of Lloyd’s Register-Fairplay)

400 LNG carriers

350

300
Length overall (m)

y = 6.7966x0.3321
250 R 2 = 0.9744

200

150

100
0 20 000 40 000 60 000 80 000 100 000 120 000 140 000
Deadweight (t)

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Figure 21.7 Common sizes of LPG tankers. (Data source courtesy of Lloyd’s Register-Fairplay)

300 LPG carriers

250

200
Length overall (m)

y = 7.8566x0.3058
R 2 = 0.9758
150

100

50

0
0 10 000 20 000 30 000 40 000 50 000 60 000 70 000
Deadweight (t)

Ferries

DWT: t Displacement: t Overall length: m Length between perps: m Beam: m Max. draught: m

50 000 40 000 230 215 33.0 12.5

40 000 30 500 225 210 32.0 9.0
30 000 23 000 205 190 30.0 7.5
20 000 15 500 175 160 27.0 6.7
10 000 7 900 140 125 23.0 5.5
5 000 4 000 110 100 19.0 4.5

The Color Line (Norway) cruise ferry Color Fantasy, shown in Figure 15.4 in Chapter 15, has the
following dimensions.

DWT: t Overall length: m Beam: m Max. draught: m Wind lateral area: m2

5616 223.72 35.0 7.0 7410

Ro/ro ships

DWT: t Displacement: t Overall length: m Length between perps: m Beam: m Max. draught: m

30 000 45 000 230 215 30.5 11.3

20 000 32 000 200 185 27.5 10.0
15 000 25 000 180 165 25.8 8.8
10 000 17 000 155 140 23.3 7.6
5 000 8 800 120 110 19.5 5.9

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Car transport ships

DWT: Displacement: Overall length: Length between Beam: Max. Number of cars
t t m perps: m m draught: m (approximate)

28 000 45 000 198 183 32.3 11.8 6200

26 300 42 000 213 198 32.3 10.5 6000
17 900 33 000 195 180 32.3 9.7 5600

Fishing boats

GRT: DWT: Displacement: Overall Length Beam: Moulded Draught Max.

t t t length: between m depth: m ballast draught:
m perps: m loaded: m m

2500 – 2800 90 80 14.0 – – 5.9

2000 – 2500 85 75 13.0 – – 5.6
1500 – 2100 80 70 12.0 – – 5.3
1000 – 1750 75 65 11.0 – – 5.0
800 – 1550 70 60 10.5 – – 4.8
600 – 1200 65 55 10.0 – – 4.5
400 – 800 55 45 8.5 – – 4.0
200 – 400 40 35 7.0 – – 3.5

General wind and current areas for different types of ship

Figure 21.8 shows the approximate laterally projected areas perpendicular to the wind direction above
water of typical oil tankers, bulk and ore carriers, and cargo ships in ballasted and loaded conditions
relative to the ship’s displacement. For comparison, the data shown in Figures 21.9 and 21.10 are taken

Figure 21.8 Lateral projected wind area of a ship relative to the displacement

7000 Typical areas of tankers

After Ministry of Transport, Japan ore carriers
6000
Laterally projected area in m2

cargo ships
oil tankers
5000

tion
4000 ndi ore carriers
st co
Balla
ships
cargo
3000

2000 n oil tankers

ditio
d con
Loade
1000

0
20 000 50 000 100 000 150 000 200 000 250 000
Displacement in tons for oil tankers, bulk and ore carriers and cargo ships

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from the British standard BS 6349-1 and from research done by the Port and Harbour Research
Institute, Ministry of Transport, Japan. The values given in these figures must only be used as a rough
indicator for a ship’s dimensions. For important calculations, the actual dimensions of the ships that
will call at the berth or harbour should be used.

Figure 21.9 Typical longitudinal projected areas of tankers relative to the DWT

14 000

12 000
AL
Longitudinal projected area AL (m2)

10 000
Ballast condition
8000

6000

Loaded condition
4000

2000

0
0 100 200 300 400 500
Deadweight (thousand tonnes)

Figure 21.10 Length and longitudinal projected areas of container ships relative to the DWT

AL
m m2
LW
300 6000
LBP
Length/longitudinal projected area

5000
LBP

200 4000

AL (without deck cargo)

3000
AL (with deck cargo)
100 2000

1000

0
0 10 20 30 40 50
Deadweight (thousand tonnes)

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Deadweight Container ship wind area in m3

Without containers on deck With containers on deck

50 000 4900 6100

42 000 4600 5700
30 000 3600 4400
25 000 3000 3600
20 000 2400 3100
15 000 1900 2300
10 000 1400 1700

Figure 21.10 shows data from the British standard BS 6349-1 for the length and the longitudinal
projected areas of container ships in loaded and ballasted conditions, compared with general approxi-
mately lateral projected wind area data for container ships with and without containers on the deck
shown in the table below the figure.

The approximately lateral projected wind and current areas above and below sea level for some LPG
and LNG tankers in fully loaded and ballast-loaded conditions are shown in the following table.

Above sea level Below sea level

Fully loaded: m2 Ballast loaded: m2 Fully loaded: m2 Ballast loaded: m2

Lateral Front Lateral Front Lateral Front Lateral Front

LPG tankers
75 000 m3 2 400 760 3 640 960 2970 490 1760 280
52 000 m3 2 100 630 3 000 770 2450 370 1560 240
24 000 m3 1 000 320 1 850 460 1790 300 920 160
LNG tankers
220 000 m3 11 500 2200 13 000 2400 4400 670 2800 430
200 000 m3 9 700 2000 11 200 2300 4000 610 2500 390
168 000 m3 8 700 2300 9 800 2500 3300 600 2400 400
145 000 m3 7 600 1950 8 400 2100 3400 600 2500 450
137 000 m3 7 000 1800 8 400 2100 2300 550 2100 360
125 000 m3 7 320 1600 8 430 2000 3190 530 2120 350
87 600 m3 5 900 1200 6 780 1400 2490 420 1660 280
65 000 m3 4 300 1100 4 900 1200 2000 370 1380 250
29 000 m3 3 160 900 3 700 990 1540 260 1090 180

LNG carriers with a spherical containment system (Moss-Rosenberg) will have proportionately higher
windage than those with a prismatic/membrane containment system, and vessels in ballast have rela-
tively more windage than laden vessels because of the reduction in draught. Consequently, while all
ships will be affected by the wind conditions, LNG carriers with spherical tanks and vessels in ballast
will be more sensitive to the wind than laden vessels or those with membrane tanks. Figures 21.11 and
21.12 show the different tankers in question.

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Figure 21.11 A spherical LNG tanker

Figure 21.12 A membrane LNG tanker

Some of the largest LNG membranes are shown in detail in the following table.

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Vessel capacity: m3 210 000 216 200 217 300 263 000 266 000
Type of cargo containment system Membrane GTNO96 Membrane Membrane Membrane Membrane
Mark III Mark III GTNO96 Mark III

Main particulars:
Length overall (LOA): m 315 315 315 345 345
Length between perpendiculars (LBP): m 303 303 302 333 332
Breadth moulded: m 50 50 50 55.0 53.8
Depth moulded to upper deck at midship: m 27 27 27 27.0 27
Depth moulded to freeboard deck: m 21.92 21.82 21.2 22.16 2.5
Design draught moulded: m 12 12 12 12 12
Scantling draught moulded: m 13.60 13 13 13.7 13
Displacement – ballast draught 109 000 t 112 111 125 436 141
060 mt/ 900 mt/ 990 mt/
108 988 m3 108 900 m3 138 000 m3
Bow type Bulbous bow Bulbous bow Bulbous bow Bulbous bow Bulbous bow
Parallel mid-body (PMD) length at ballast draft
Total: m 142.81 143.3 145.2 167 178
Wind areas – ballast draught:
Transverse (head-on) wind area: m2 1650 1660 1650 1850 18 794
Longitudinal (broadside) wind area: m2 8300 8030 8000 9300 8895
Wind areas – loaded draught:
Transverse (head-on) wind area: m2 1550 1540 1510 1730 1668
Longitudinal (broadside) wind area: m2 7500 7320 7130 8200 8065
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Figure 21.13 Laterally projected wind area of ships relative to their displacement

Type of ship General cargos Oil tankers Ore carriers

Range of tonnage in DWT 500–140 000 500–320 000 500–200 000

Coefficients α β α β α β
Displacement
fully loaded } = DT 2.463 0.936 2.028 0.954 1.687 0.969
Fully  8.770 0.496 4.964 0.522 4.390 0.548
Above loaded 
sea
level Ballast  9.641 0.533 5.943 0.562 5.171 0.580
Laterally
projected
loaded 
area Fully 
Below loaded  3.495 0.608 3.198 0.611 2.723 0.625
sea
level Ballast 
loaded  1.404 0.627 1.629 0.610 1.351 0.633
 = α(DWT) β
Front Above
Fully
loaded
 2.763 0.490 2.666 0.478 1.971 0.510
area sea 
level Ballast  3.017 0.510 2.485 0.517 1.967 0.538
loaded 
Fully 
Total surface area loaded  9.260 0.639 6.162 0.673 4.576 0.702
below sea level
Ballast 
loaded  4.637 0.669 3.865 0.686 3.471 0.701
β
Displacement ballast loaded = α(DT) 0.199 1.084 0.383 1.018 0.385 1.023
Draft ballast loaded = α(draftmax) β 0.352 1.172 0.548 0.966 0.551 0.993

21.3. Recommended design dimensions

The Port and Harbour Research Institute, Ministry of Transport, Japan, has given the following
formulas (Figure 21.13) for the correlation between the displacement tonnage (DT), the laterally
projected area, the front area, the total surface area below sea level, the displacement ballast loaded,
the draft ballast loaded, etc., for general cargo, oil tankers and ore carriers.

As a useful rule of thumb, the following approximate formula gives the fully loaded draught of cargo
ships and bulk carriers in meters:








DWT
Fully loaded draught = +5
1000

The formula will give the fully loaded draught to within 1 m for general cargo ships and dry- and liquid-
bulk carriers over the range 5000–400 000 DWT.

As an example of the use of Figure 21.13, the following approximate values provide a rough indicator
for a 50 000 DWT oil tanker:

Displacement fully loaded = 2.028 × 50 0000.954 = 61 643 t

Laterally projected area above sea level fully loaded = 4.964 × 50 0000.522 = 1408 m2

Displacement ballast loaded = 0.383 × 61 6431.018 = 28 792 t

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Maximum draught using Figure 21.13 = 12.0 m










50 000
Maximum draught = + 5 = 12.07 m
1000

Draught ballast loaded = 0.548 × 12.070.966 = 6.08 m

Draught minimum in accordance with the International Maritime Organisation

= 0.02 × LBP + 2.0 = 6.3 m

Draught ballast using Figure 21.13 = 6.4 m

When designing harbours and berth facilities including the fender design, the design vessel should be
the largest ship expected to berth. The data in the tables below are from Akakura and Takahashi
(1998), Technical Note of the Ports and Harbour Research Institute, No. 911, and the Port and Harbour
Bureau of Ministry of Transport, Japan. The tables show the 50, 75, 90 and 95% confidence limits.
LOA is the ship’s overall length, LBP is the length between perps, B is the beam and D is the moulded
depth.

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Type DWT: Displacement: LOA : m LBP : m B: m D: m Max. Wind lateral area: m2 Wind front area: m2
t t draught:
Full-load Ballast Full-load Ballast
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m
condition condition condition condition

General cargo 1 000 1 580 63 58 10.3 5.2 3.6 227 292 59 88

ship 2 000 3 040 78 72 12.4 6.4 4.5 348 463 94 134
3 000 4 460 88 82 13.9 7.2 5.1 447 605 123 172
5 000 7 210 104 96 16.0 8.4 6.1 612 849 173 236
7 000 9 900 115 107 17.6 9.3 6.8 754 1060 216 290
10 000 13 900 128 120 19.5 10.3 7.6 940 1340 274 361
15 000 20 300 146 136 21.8 11.7 8.7 1210 1760 359 463
20 000 26 600 159 149 23.6 12.7 9.6 1440 2130 435 552
30 000 39 000 181 170 26.4 14.4 10.9 1850 2780 569 709
40 000 51 100 197 186 28.6 15.7 12.0 2210 3370 690 846
Bulk carriera 5 000 6 740 106 98 15.0 8.4 6.1 615 850 205 231
7 000 9 270 116 108 16.6 9.3 6.7 710 1010 232 271
10 000 13 000 129 120 18.5 10.4 7.5 830 1230 264 320
15 000 19 100 145 135 21.0 11.7 8.4 980 1520 307 387
20 000 25 000 157 148 23.0 12.8 9.2 1110 1770 341 443
30 000 36 700 176 167 26.1 14.4 10.3 1320 2190 397 536
50 000 59 600 204 194 32.3 16.8 12.0 1640 2870 479 682
70 000 81 900 224 215 32.3 18.6 13.3 1890 3440 542 798
100 000 115 000 248 239 37.9 20.7 14.8 2200 4150 619 940
150 000 168 000 279 270 43.0 23.3 16.7 2610 5140 719 1140
200 000 221 000 303 294 47.0 25.4 18.2 2950 5990 800 1310
250 000 273 000 322 314 50.4 27.2 19.4 3240 6740 868 1450
Container shipb 7 000 10 200 116 108 19.6 9.3 6.9 1320 1360 300 396
10 000 14 300 134 125 21.6 10.7 7.7 1690 1700 373 477
15 000 21 100 157 147 24.1 12.6 8.7 2250 2190 478 591
20 000 27 800 176 165 26.1 14.1 9.5 2750 2620 569 687
 25 000 34 300 192 180 27.7 15.4 10.2 3220 3010 652 770
30 000 40 800 206 194 29.1 16.5 10.7 3660 3370 729 850
40 000 53 700 231 218 32.3 18.5 11.7 4480 4040 870 990
50 000 66 500 252 238 32.3 20.2 12.5 5230 4640 990 1110
60 000 79 100 271 256 35.2 21.7 13.2 5950 5200 1110 1220
Oil tanker 1 000 1 450 59 54 9.7 4.3 3.8 170 266 78 80
2 000 2 810 73 68 12.1 5.4 4.7 251 401 108 117
3 000 4 140 83 77 13.7 6.3 5.3 315 509 131 146
5 000 6 740 97 91 16.0 7.5 6.1 419 689 167 194
7 000 9 300 108 102 17.8 8.4 6.7 505 841 196 233
10 000 13 100 121 114 19.9 9.5 7.5 617 1040 232 284
15 000 19 200 138 130 22.5 11.0 8.4 770 1320 281 355
20 000 25 300 151 143 24.6 12.2 9.1 910 1560 322 416
30 000 37 300 171 163 27.9 14.0 10.3 1140 1990 390 520
50 000 60 800 201 192 32.3 16.8 11.9 1510 2690 497 689
70 000 83 900 224 214 36.3 18.9 13.2 1830 3280 583 829
100 000 118 000 250 240 40.6 21.4 14.6 2230 4050 690 1010
150 000 174 000 284 273 46.0 24.7 16.4 2800 5150 840 1260
200 000 229 000 311 300 50.3 27.3 17.9 3290 6110 960 1480
300 000 337 000 354 342 57.0 31.5 20.1 4120 7770 1160 1850
Ro/ro ship 1 000 1 970 66 60 13.2 5.2 3.2 700 810 216 217
2 000 3 730 85 78 15.6 7.0 4.1 970 1110 292 301
3 000 5 430 99 90 17.2 8.4 4.8 1170 1340 348 364
5 000 8 710 119 109 19.5 10.5 5.8 1480 1690 435 464
7 000 11 900 135 123 21.2 12.1 6.6 1730 1970 503 544
10 000 16 500 153 141 23.1 14.2 7.5 2040 2320 587 643
15 000 24 000 178 163 25.6 16.9 8.7 2460 2790 701 779
20 000 31 300 198 182 27.4 19.2 9.7 2810 3180 794 890
30 000 45 600 229 211 30.3 23.0 11.3 3400 3820 950 1080

a
Full-load condition of wind lateral/front areas of log carrier do not include the areas of logs on deck
b
Full-load condition of wind lateral/front areas of container ships include the areas of containers on deck
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Type Gross Displacement: LOA : m LBP : m B: m D: m Max. Wind lateral area: m2 Wind front area: m2
tonnage: t draught:
Full-load Ballast Full-load Ballast
t m
condition condition condition condition

Passenger 1 000 850 60 54 11.4 4.1 1.9 426 452 167 175
ship 2 000 1 580 76 68 13.6 5.3 2.5 683 717 225 234
3 000 2 270 87 78 15.1 6.2 3.0 900 940 267 277
5 000 3 580 104 92 17.1 7.5 3.6 1270 1320 332 344
7 000 4 830 117 103 18.6 8.6 4.1 1600 1650 383 396
10 000 6 640 133 116 20.4 9.8 4.8 2040 2090 446 459
15 000 9 530 153 132 22.5 11.5 5.6 2690 2740 530 545
20 000 12 300 169 146 24.2 12.8 7.6 3270 3320 599 614
30 000 17 700 194 166 26.8 14.9 7.6 4310 4350 712 728
50 000 27 900 231 197 30.5 18.2 7.6 6090 6120 880 900
70 000 37 600 260 220 33.1 20.7 7.6 7660 7660 1020 1040
Ferry 1 000 810 59 54 12.7 4.6 2.7 387 404 141 145
2 000 1 600 76 69 15.1 5.8 3.3 617 646 196 203
3 000 2 390 88 80 16.7 6.5 3.7 811 851 237 247
5 000 3 940 106 97 19.0 7.6 4.3 1150 1200 302 316
7 000 5 480 119 110 20.6 8.5 4.8 1440 1510 354 372
 10 000 7 770 135 125 22.6 9.5 5.3 1830 1930 419 442
15 000 11 600 157 145 25.0 10.7 6.0 2400 2540 508 537
20 000 15 300 174 162 26.8 11.7 6.5 2920 3090 582 618
30 000 22 800 201 188 29.7 13.3 7.4 3830 4070 705 752
40 000 30 300 223 209 31.9 14.5 8.0 4660 4940 810 860
Gas carrier 1 000 2 210 68 63 11.1 5.3 4.3 350 436 121 139
2 000 4 080 84 78 13.7 6.8 5.2 535 662 177 203
3 000 5 830 95 89 15.4 7.8 5.8 686 846 222 254
5 000 9 100 112 104 17.9 9.4 6.7 940 1150 295 335
7 000 12 300 124 116 19.8 10.6 7.4 1150 1410 355 403
10 000 16 900 138 130 22.0 12.0 8.2 1430 1750 432 490
15 000 24 100 157 147 24.8 13.9 9.3 1840 2240 541 612
20 000 31 100 171 161 27.1 15.4 10.0 2190 2660 634 716
30 000 44 400 194 183 30.5 17.8 11.7 2810 3400 794 894
50 000 69 700 227 216 35.5 21.3 11.7 3850 4630 1050 1180
70 000 94 000 252 240 39.3 24.0 11.7 4730 5670 1270 1420
100 000 128 000 282 268 43.7 27.3 11.7 5880 7030 1550 1730
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Type DWT: Displacement: LOA : m LBP : m B: m D: m Max. Wind lateral area: m2 Wind front area: m2
t t draught: m
Full-load Ballast Full-load Ballast
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condition condition condition condition

General cargo 1 000 1 690 67 62 10.8 5.8 3.9 278 342 63 93

ship 2 000 3 250 83 77 13.1 7.2 4.9 426 541 101 142
3 000 4 750 95 88 14.7 8.1 5.6 547 708 132 182
5 000 7 690 111 104 16.9 9.4 6.6 750 993 185 249
7 000 10 600 123 115 18.6 10.4 7.4 922 1240 232 307
10 000 14 800 137 129 20.5 11.6 8.3 1150 1570 294 382
15 000 21 600 156 147 23.0 13.1 9.5 1480 2060 385 490
20 000 28 400 170 161 24.9 14.3 10.4 1760 2490 466 585
30 000 41 600 193 183 27.8 16.2 11.9 2260 3250 611 750
40 000 54 500 211 200 30.2 17.6 13.0 2700 3940 740 895
Bulk carriera 5 000 6 920 109 101 15.5 8.6 6.2 689 910 221 245
7 000 9 520 120 111 17.2 9.5 6.9 795 1090 250 287
10 000 13 300 132 124 19.2 10.6 7.7 930 1320 286 340
15 000 19 600 149 140 21.8 11.9 8.6 1100 1630 332 411
20 000 25 700 161 152 23.8 13.0 9.4 1240 1900 369 470
30 000 37 700 181 172 27.0 14.7 10.6 1480 2360 428 569
50 000 61 100 209 200 32.3 17.1 12.4 1830 3090 518 723
70 000 84 000 231 221 32.3 18.9 13.7 2110 3690 586 846
100 000 118 000 255 246 39.2 21.1 15.2 2460 4460 669 1000
150 000 173 000 287 278 44.5 23.8 17.1 2920 5520 777 1210
200 000 227 000 311 303 48.7 25.9 18.6 3300 6430 864 1380
250 000 280 000 332 324 52.2 27.7 19.9 3630 7240 938 1540
Container 7 000 10 700 123 115 20.3 9.8 7.2 1460 1590 330 444
shipb 10 000 15 100 141 132 22.4 11.3 8.0 1880 1990 410 535
15 000 22 200 166 156 25.0 13.3 9.0 2490 2560 524 663
20 000 29 200 186 175 27.1 14.9 9.9 3050 3070 625 771
 25 000 36 100 203 191 28.8 16.3 10.6 3570 3520 716 870
30 000 43 000 218 205 30.2 17.5 11.1 4060 3950 800 950
40 000 56 500 244 231 32.3 19.6 12.2 4970 4730 950 1110
50 000 69 900 266 252 32.3 21.4 13.0 5810 5430 1090 1250
60 000 83 200 286 271 36.5 23.0 13.8 6610 6090 1220 1370
Oil tanker 1 000 1 580 61 58 10.2 4.5 4.0 190 280 86 85
2 000 3 070 76 72 12.6 5.7 4.9 280 422 119 125
3 000 4 520 87 82 14.3 6.6 5.5 351 536 144 156
5 000 7 360 102 97 16.8 7.9 6.4 467 726 184 207
7 000 10 200 114 108 18.6 8.9 7.1 564 885 216 249
10 000 14 300 127 121 20.8 10.0 7.9 688 1090 255 303
15 000 21 000 144 138 23.6 11.6 8.9 860 1390 309 378
20 000 27 700 158 151 25.8 12.8 9.6 1010 1650 355 443
30 000 40 800 180 173 29.2 14.8 10.9 1270 2090 430 554
50 000 66 400 211 204 32.3 17.6 12.6 1690 2830 548 734
70 000 91 600 235 227 38.0 19.9 13.9 2040 3460 642 884
100 000 129 000 263 254 42.5 22.5 15.4 2490 4270 761 1080
150 000 190 000 298 290 48.1 25.9 17.4 3120 5430 920 1340
200 000 250 000 327 318 52.6 28.7 18.9 3670 6430 1060 1570
300 000 368 000 371 363 59.7 33.1 21.2 4600 8180 1280 1970
Ro/ro ship 1 000 2 190 73 66 14.0 6.2 3.5 880 970 232 232
2 000 4 150 94 86 16.6 8.4 4.5 1210 1320 314 323
3 000 6 030 109 99 18.3 10.0 5.3 1460 1590 374 391
5 000 9 670 131 120 20.7 12.5 6.4 1850 2010 467 497
7 000 13 200 148 136 22.5 14.5 7.2 2170 2350 541 583
10 000 18 300 169 155 24.6 17.0 8.2 2560 2760 632 690
15 000 26 700 196 180 27.2 20.3 9.6 3090 3320 754 836
20 000 34 800 218 201 29.1 23.1 10.7 3530 3780 854 960
30 000 50 600 252 233 32.2 27.6 12.4 4260 4550 1020 1160

a
Full-load condition of wind lateral/front areas of log carrier do not include the areas of logs on deck
b
Full-load condition of wind lateral/front areas of container ships include the areas of containers on deck
Ship dimensions

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Type Gross Displacement: LOA : m LBP : m B: m D: m Max. Wind lateral area: m2 Wind front area: m2
tonnage: t draught:
Full-load Ballast Full-load Ballast
t m
condition condition condition condition

Passenger 1 000 1 030 64 60 12.1 4.9 2.6 464 486 187 197
ship 2 000 1 910 81 75 14.4 6.3 3.4 744 770 251 263
3 000 2 740 93 86 16.0 7.4 4.0 980 1010 298 311
5 000 4 320 112 102 18.2 9.0 4.8 1390 1420 371 386
7 000 5 830 125 114 19.8 10.2 5.5 1740 1780 428 444
10 000 8 010 142 128 21.6 11.7 6.4 2220 2250 498 516
15 000 11 500 163 146 23.9 13.7 7.5 2930 2950 592 611
20 000 14 900 180 160 25.7 15.3 8.0 3560 3570 669 690
30 000 21 300 207 183 28.4 17.8 8.0 4690 4680 795 818
50 000 33 600 248 217 32.3 21.7 8.0 6640 6580 990 1010
70 000 45 300 278 243 35.2 24.6 8.0 8350 8230 1140 1170
Ferry 1 000 1 230 61 14.3 5.5 3.4 411 428 154 158
2 000 2 430 86 78 17.0 6.8 4.2 656 685 214 221
3 000 3 620 99 91 18.8 7.7 4.8 862 903 259 269
5 000 5 970 119 110 21.4 9.0 5.5 1220 1280 330 344
7 000 8 310 134 124 23.2 10.0 6.1 1530 1600 387 405
10 000 11 800 153 142 25.4 11.1 6.8 1940 2040 458 482
 15 000 17 500 177 164 28.1 12.6 7.6 2550 2690 555 586
20 000 23 300 196 183 30.2 13.8 8.3 3100 3270 636 673
30 000 34 600 227 212 33.4 15.6 9.4 4070 4310 771 819
40 000 45 900 252 236 35.9 17.1 10.2 4950 5240 880 940
Gas carrier 1 000 2 480 71 66 11.7 5.7 4.6 390 465 133 150
2 000 4 560 88 82 14.3 7.2 5.7 597 707 195 219
3 000 6 530 100 93 16.1 8.4 6.4 765 903 244 273
5 000 10 200 117 109 18.8 10.0 7.4 1050 1230 323 361
7 000 13 800 129 121 20.8 11.3 8.1 1290 1510 389 434
10 000 18 900 144 136 23.1 12.9 9.0 1600 1870 474 527
15 000 27 000 164 154 26.0 14.9 10.1 2050 2390 593 658
20 000 34 800 179 169 28.4 16.5 11.0 2450 2840 696 770
30 000 49 700 203 192 32.0 19.0 12.3 3140 3630 870 961
50 000 78 000 237 226 37.2 22.8 12.3 4290 4940 1150 1270
70 000 105 000 263 251 41.2 25.7 12.3 5270 6050 1390 1530
100 000 144 000 294 281 45.8 29.2 12.3 6560 7510 1690 1860
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539
540
Confidence limit: 90%

Type DWT: Displacement: LOA : m LBP : m B: m D: m Max. Wind lateral area: m2 Wind front area: m2
t t draught:
m Full-load Ballast Full-load Ballast
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condition condition condition condition

General cargo 1 000 1 790 72 66 11.4 6.5 4.2 333 394 67 98

ship 2 000 3 440 89 83 13.8 8.0 5.3 511 623 107 149
3 000 5 040 101 94 15.4 9.0 6.0 656 815 140 192
5 000 8 150 118 111 17.8 10.5 7.1 899 1143 197 262
7 000 11 200 131 123 19.5 11.6 8.0 1106 1430 247 323
10 000 15 700 146 138 21.5 12.9 8.9 1380 1810 313 402
15 000 22 900 166 157 24.1 14.6 10.2 1770 2370 410 516
20 000 30 100 181 172 26.1 15.9 11.2 2110 2860 496 615
30 000 44 000 205 195 29.2 18.0 12.8 2710 3740 650 789
40 000 57 700 224 214 31.6 19.6 14.0 3240 4530 788 942
Bulk carriera 5 000 7 090 111 103 16.0 8.7 6.4 763 970 237 259
7 000 9 740 123 114 17.7 9.7 7.1 880 1160 268 303
10 000 13 700 136 127 19.8 10.8 7.9 1020 1400 306 358
15 000 20 000 152 143 22.5 12.1 8.9 1220 1740 356 433
20 000 26 300 165 156 24.6 13.2 9.6 1370 2030 395 495
30 000 38 600 186 176 27.9 14.9 10.9 1630 2510 459 599
50 000 62 600 215 206 32.3 17.4 12.7 2030 3290 555 761
70 000 86 000 236 227 32.3 19.3 14.0 2340 3930 628 892
100 000 121 000 262 253 40.5 21.4 15.5 2720 4750 717 1050
150 000 177 000 294 286 45.9 24.2 17.5 3240 5890 833 1280
200 000 232 000 319 311 50.2 26.4 19.1 3660 6860 926 1460
250 000 287 000 340 333 53.8 28.2 20.4 4020 7720 1006 1620
Container 7 000 11 200 129 121 21.1 10.3 7.4 1600 1830 358 492
shipb 10 000 15 800 148 139 23.2 11.9 8.3 2060 2290 445 594
15 000 23 200 174 164 25.9 14.0 9.3 2740 2950 570 735
20 000 30 500 195 184 28.0 15.7 10.2 3360 3530 679 855
 25 000 37 800 213 201 29.8 17.1 10.9 3930 4060 778 960
30 000 45 000 229 216 31.3 18.4 11.5 4460 4550 869 1060
40 000 59 100 256 243 32.3 20.6 12.6 5460 5450 1040 1232
50 000 73 200 280 266 32.3 22.5 13.5 6390 6260 1190 1380
60 000 87 100 301 286 37.8 24.2 14.2 7260 7020 1330 1520
Oil tanker 1 000 1 710 64 61 10.6 4.7 4.2 210 293 94 90
2 000 3 320 80 76 13.1 6.0 5.2 309 442 130 132
3 000 4 890 91 87 14.9 6.9 5.8 388 562 158 165
5 000 7 970 107 102 17.5 8.2 6.8 516 760 201 219
7 000 11 000 119 114 19.4 9.3 7.5 623 928 235 263
10 000 15 500 133 128 21.6 10.5 8.3 760 1150 279 320
15 000 22 800 151 146 24.5 12.1 9.3 950 1460 338 401
20 000 30 000 165 160 26.8 13.4 10.1 1120 1730 387 469
30 000 44 200 188 182 30.4 15.4 11.4 1400 2190 469 587
50 000 72 000 220 215 32.3 18.5 13.2 1870 2970 598 777
70 000 99 200 245 239 39.6 20.8 14.6 2250 3620 701 935
100 000 140 000 274 268 44.2 23.5 16.2 2750 4470 830 1140
150 000 206 000 312 306 50.2 27.1 18.2 3450 5690 1010 1420
200 000 271 000 341 336 54.8 30.0 19.8 4050 6740 1150 1670
300 000 399 000 388 382 62.2 34.6 22.3 5080 8570 1400 2080
Ro/ro ship 1 000 2 400 79 72 14.8 7.3 3.8 1080 1130 248 248
2 000 4 560 102 94 17.5 9.9 4.9 1480 1550 335 344
3 000 6 630 118 109 19.3 11.8 5.8 1790 1860 400 416
5 000 10 620 143 131 21.9 14.8 7.0 2270 2350 499 530
7 000 14 500 161 149 23.8 17.1 7.9 2650 2740 578 621
10 000 20 200 184 170 26.0 20.0 9.0 3130 3230 675 736
15 000 29 300 213 197 28.7 23.9 10.5 3780 3880 805 891
20 000 38 200 237 219 30.8 27.2 11.6 4320 4430 912 1020
30 000 55 600 275 255 34.0 32.5 13.5 5210 5330 1090 1240

a
Full-load condition of wind lateral/front areas of log carrier do not include the areas of logs on deck
b
Full-load condition of wind lateral/front areas of container ships include the areas of containers on deck
Ship dimensions

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Type Gross Displacement: LOA : m LBP : m B: m D: m Max. Wind lateral area: m2 Wind front area: m2
tonnage: t draught:
Full-load Ballast Full-load Ballast
t m
condition condition condition condition

Passenger 1 000 1 220 68 65 12.8 5.7 3.3 502 518 207 218
ship 2 000 2 260 86 82 15.2 7.4 4.4 804 822 278 292
3 000 3 240 99 94 16.9 8.7 5.1 1060 1080 330 346
5 000 5 110 119 111 19.2 10.5 6.3 1500 1510 410 428
7 000 6 900 133 124 20.8 12.0 7.2 1880 1890 473 493
10 000 9 480 151 139 22.8 13.7 8.2 2400 2400 551 573
15 000 13 600 173 159 25.2 16.0 8.4 3160 3150 654 679
20 000 17 600 192 175 27.1 17.9 8.4 3850 3810 740 766
30 000 25 200 220 200 30.0 20.9 8.4 5070 4990 879 907
50 000 39 700 263 237 34.1 25.4 8.4 7170 7020 1090 1120
70 000 53 600 296 265 37.1 28.9 8.4 9020 8780 1260 1290
Ferry 1 000 1 790 74 68 15.9 6.3 4.3 434 451 167 171
2 000 3 540 95 87 18.9 7.8 5.3 693 722 232 239
3 000 5 260 110 101 20.9 8.8 5.9 911 951 281 291
5 000 8 690 133 122 23.8 10.4 6.9 1290 1350 358 372
7 000 12 100 150 139 25.9 11.5 7.6 1610 1690 420 438
10 000 17 100 170 158 28.3 12.8 8.4 2050 2150 497 521
 15 000 25 500 197 184 31.3 14.5 9.5 2700 2840 602 633
20 000 33 800 219 204 33.6 15.9 10.3 3270 3450 690 728
30 000 50 300 253 237 37.2 18.0 11.7 4300 4540 836 886
40 000 66 800 281 264 39.9 19.7 12.7 5230 5520 960 1020
Gas carrier 1 000 2 740 74 68 12.2 6.0 5.0 431 493 144 160
2 000 5 050 91 85 14.9 7.7 6.1 659 750 211 233
3 000 7 230 104 97 16.8 8.9 6.9 845 958 265 291
5 000 11 300 121 114 19.6 10.7 8.0 1160 1300 351 385
7 000 15 300 135 126 21.7 12.0 8.8 1420 1600 423 463
10 000 20 900 150 141 24.1 13.7 9.8 1770 1980 515 563
15 000 29 900 170 161 27.2 15.8 11.0 2260 2530 645 702
20 000 38 500 186 176 29.6 17.5 11.9 2700 3010 756 822
30 000 55 100 211 200 33.4 20.2 12.8 3460 3850 946 1026
50 000 86 400 247 235 38.9 24.3 12.8 4740 5240 1250 1360
70 000 116 000 274 262 42.9 27.4 12.8 5820 6420 1510 1630
100 000 159 000 306 293 47.7 31.1 12.8 7240 7960 1840 1980
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543
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Confidence limit: 95%

Type DWT: Displacement: LOA : m LBP : m B: m D: m Max. Wind lateral area: m2 Wind front area: m2
t t draught:
m Full-load Ballast Full-load Ballast
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condition condition condition condition

General 1 000 1 850 74 69 11.7 6.9 4.4 372 428 70 101

cargo ship 2 000 3 560 92 86 14.2 8.5 5.5 570 678 111 154
3 000 5 210 104 98 15.9 9.6 6.3 732 887 146 198
5 000 8 440 122 115 18.3 11.2 7.5 1003 1243 205 271
7 000 11 600 136 128 20.1 12.4 8.3 1234 1550 256 333
10 000 16 200 151 143 22.2 13.8 9.3 1540 1970 325 414
15 000 23 700 172 163 24.8 15.6 10.7 1970 2570 426 532
20 000 31 100 188 179 26.9 17.0 11.7 2360 3110 516 634
30 000 45 600 213 203 30.1 19.2 13.4 3030 4070 675 814
40 000 59 800 233 223 32.6 20.9 14.7 3610 4930 818 971
Bulk carriera 5 000 7 190 113 105 16.3 8.8 6.5 811 1010 247 267
7 000 9 880 124 116 18.1 9.8 7.2 936 1210 280 312
10 000 13 800 138 129 20.2 10.9 8.0 1090 1460 319 369
15 000 20 300 155 146 22.9 12.3 9.0 1290 1810 371 447
20 000 26 700 168 159 25.0 13.4 9.8 1460 2110 412 511
30 000 39 100 188 179 28.4 15.1 11.0 1740 2610 479 618
50 000 63 500 218 209 32.3 17.6 12.8 2160 3420 578 786
70 000 87 200 240 231 32.3 19.5 14.2 2490 4090 655 920
100 000 122 000 266 257 41.2 21.6 15.8 2890 4940 747 1090
150 000 179 000 298 290 46.8 24.4 17.8 3440 6120 868 1320
200 000 236 000 324 316 51.1 26.6 19.4 3890 7130 965 1510
250 000 291 000 345 338 54.8 28.5 20.7 4270 8020 1048 1670
Container 7 000 11 500 133 125 21.5 10.6 7.6 1700 2000 377 524
shipb 10 000 16 200 153 144 23.7 12.3 8.4 2180 2490 468 632
15 000 23 900 179 169 26.4 14.4 9.5 2900 3210 599 782
20 000 31 400 201 190 28.6 16.1 10.4 3550 3850 714 910
 25 000 38 800 219 208 30.4 17.6 11.1 4150 4420 818 1020
30 000 46 200 236 223 31.9 18.9 11.8 4720 4950 914 1130
40 000 60 800 264 251 32.3 21.2 12.8 5780 5930 1090 1310
50 000 75 200 288 274 32.3 23.2 13.7 6760 6820 1250 1470
60 000 89 400 310 295 38.5 24.9 14.5 7680 7640 1390 1620
Oil tanker 1 000 1 800 66 63 10.9 4.8 4.4 223 302 99 93
2 000 3 480 82 78 13.5 6.1 5.3 328 455 137 137
3 000 5 130 93 89 15.3 7.1 6.0 412 578 166 171
5 000 8 360 109 105 17.9 8.5 7.0 548 782 211 226
7 000 11 500 122 118 19.9 9.5 7.7 661 954 248 272
10 000 16 200 136 132 22.2 10.8 8.5 806 1180 294 332
15 000 23 900 155 150 25.2 12.4 9.6 1010 1500 356 414
20 000 31 400 169 165 27.5 13.7 10.4 1190 1770 408 486
30 000 46 300 192 188 31.2 15.8 11.7 1490 2260 494 607
50 000 75 500 226 222 32.3 19.0 13.6 1980 3050 630 804
70 000 104 000 251 247 40.6 21.3 15.0 2390 3720 739 968
100 000 146 000 281 277 45.3 24.2 16.7 2920 4600 875 1180
150 000 216 000 320 316 51.4 27.9 18.8 3660 5850 1060 1470
200 000 284 000 350 346 56.2 30.8 20.4 4300 6930 1210 1730
300 000 418 000 398 395 63.7 35.5 23.0 5390 8810 1470 2160
Ro/ro ship 1 000 2 540 83 76 15.2 8.0 4.0 1210 1240 258 257
2 000 4 820 107 99 18.1 10.9 5.2 1680 1700 348 357
3 000 7 010 125 115 20.0 13.0 6.1 2020 2050 416 432
5 000 11 200 150 139 22.6 16.3 7.3 2560 2590 519 551
7 000 15 300 170 157 24.6 18.9 8.3 3000 3010 601 645
10 000 21 300 194 179 26.8 22.1 9.5 3540 3550 702 764
15 000 31 000 225 208 29.6 26.4 11.0 4270 4270 837 925
20 000 40 400 250 231 31.8 30.0 12.3 4880 4860 949 1060
30 000 58 800 290 269 35.1 35.8 14.3 5890 5850 1130 1280

a
Full-load condition of wind lateral/front areas of log carrier do not include the areas of logs on deck
b
Full-load condition of wind lateral/front areas of container ships include the areas of containers on deck
Ship dimensions

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Type Gross Displacement: LOA : m LBP : m B: m D: m Max. Wind lateral area: m2 Wind front area: m2
tonnage: t draught:
Full-load Ballast Full-load Ballast
t m
condition condition condition condition

Passenger 1 000 1 350 70 69 13.2 6.3 3.9 525 539 219 232
ship 2 000 2 500 90 86 15.7 8.2 5.1 842 855 295 310
3 000 3 590 103 99 17.4 9.5 6.0 1110 1120 350 368
5 000 5 650 123 117 19.8 11.6 7.3 1570 1570 435 456
7 000 7 630 138 131 21.5 13.2 8.4 1970 1970 502 525
10 000 10 500 156 147 23.5 15.1 8.7 2510 2500 585 609
15 000 15 000 180 168 26.0 17.6 8.7 3310 3270 695 722
20 000 19 400 199 185 28.0 19.7 8.7 4030 3960 785 815
30 000 27 900 229 211 31.0 23.0 8.7 5310 5190 933 966
50 000 44 000 273 250 35.2 27.9 8.7 7510 7300 1160 1200
70 000 59 300 307 279 38.3 31.8 8.7 9440 9130 1340 1380
Ferry 1 000 2 240 79 72 17.0 6.9 4.9 449 466 175 179
2 000 4 430 102 93 20.2 8.5 6.0 716 746 243 250
3 000 6 590 118 108 22.3 9.6 6.7 941 982 295 305
5 000 10 900 142 131 25.4 11.3 7.8 1330 1390 376 390
7 000 15 100 160 148 27.6 12.5 8.7 1670 1750 441 459
10 000 21 500 182 169 30.1 14.0 9.6 2120 2220 522 545
 15 000 31 900 210 196 33.4 15.8 10.8 2790 2930 632 664
20 000 42 300 233 218 35.8 17.3 11.8 3380 3560 724 763
30 000 63 000 270 253 39.6 19.6 13.3 4450 4690 877 928
40 000 83 500 300 282 42.6 21.5 14.5 5400 5700 1010 1070
Gas carrier 1 000 2 910 75 70 12.5 6.2 5.3 457 511 151 166
2 000 5 370 94 87 15.3 8.0 6.4 699 777 222 243
3 000 7 680 106 99 17.3 9.2 7.2 896 992 278 303
5 000 12 000 124 116 20.1 11.1 8.4 1230 1350 369 401
7 000 16 200 138 129 22.2 12.5 9.2 1510 1660 444 481
10 000 22 200 154 145 24.7 14.2 10.2 1870 2050 541 585
15 000 31 700 174 165 27.9 16.4 11.5 2400 2620 677 730
20 000 40 900 190 180 30.4 18.2 12.5 2870 3120 794 855
30 000 58 500 216 205 34.2 21.0 13.1 3670 3990 994 1067
50 000 91 800 253 241 39.9 25.2 13.1 5030 5430 1320 1410
70 000 124 000 280 268 44.0 28.4 13.1 6180 6650 1590 1700
100 000 169 000 313 300 49.0 32.3 13.1 7680 8250 1930 2060
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21.4. Recommendations
As can be seen from the different tables in Section 21.2, the beam, the overall length and the draft may
vary, depending on the country of origin of the ship and the ship’s construction. The ship’s dimensions
may vary by as much as +10–15% between different sources. For important calculations and if the
actual design ship’s dimensions are not known, use of the information given in Section 21.3 from Japan
is recommended.

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