gross tonnage
noun[U]
TRANSPORT,MEASURESukus(abbreviationGro T);(alsoG.T.);(orGT);(orgt)a ship'stotalvolume(= theamountofspaceinside it):
Thelinerwasbuiltin 2007 and hergrosstonnageis 90,000.
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The breadth and depth of her hull are 65.0mft 1 and convert, respectively, giving her agrosstonnageof 198,980.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Her displacement is 13,687 tons,grosstonnageis 12,897, net tonnage 3,870 and deadweight tonnage 4,780 tons.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Measured bygrosstonnage, they are among the largest ships of any type ever constructed.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Other sources give thegrosstonnagein the 2300s.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It had agrosstonnageof 36,571 tons, a net tonnage of 16,524 tons, and was powered by an 8,200 bhp direct-drive diesel engine.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Passenger liners, with a small cargo volume relative to theirgrosstonnagehad fairly constant and predictable ballasting requirements.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.She has agrosstonnageof 22,400 and has seven passenger accessible decks.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.With agrosstonnageof, the ship can carry 2,074 passengers.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The vessel'sgrosstonnage, which is a measure of volume and not of weight, is 101,509.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Her displacement is 8,158 tons,grosstonnage6,574 and deadweight tonnage 3,911 tons.
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