2 The tested ship
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2 The tested ship

 The principal particulars, general arrangement and GZ curve of the RoPax ferry used in this example are shown in table 2.1, figure 2.1 and figure 2.2 respectively.

Principal particulars

Length between perpendiculars: Lpp [m] 170.0 Area of bilge keels: Abk [m^2] 61.32
Breadth: B [m] 25.0 Vertical centre of gravity: KG [m] 10.63
Depth: D [m] 14.8 Metacentric height: GoM [m] 1.41
draft: d [m] 6.6 Flooding angle: φf [degrees] 39.5
Displacement: W [tonnes] 14,983 Rolling period: Tr [sec] 17.90
Blockage coefficient: Cb   0.521 Lateral projected area: AL [m^2] 3,433.0
B/d   3.79 Height to centre of AL above WL: Hc [m] 9.71

General arrangement

GZ curve


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