Hi!
On another thread, while correctly acknowledging Titanic's displacement of 52,310 tons at 34 feet 7 inches, Dave Gittins expressed astonishment at the 'registered displacement' figure of 77,780 tons that I quoted, which appears on the British Registry entries for Olympic and Titanic, and a slightly higher figure for Britannic. H esaid that he had never heard of such a term.
It is clear that Titanic did not displace nearly 80,000 tons, but then: what exactly does 'registered displacement' signify? Or has there been an error in all the British registers?
Best regards,
Mark.
On another thread, while correctly acknowledging Titanic's displacement of 52,310 tons at 34 feet 7 inches, Dave Gittins expressed astonishment at the 'registered displacement' figure of 77,780 tons that I quoted, which appears on the British Registry entries for Olympic and Titanic, and a slightly higher figure for Britannic. H esaid that he had never heard of such a term.
It is clear that Titanic did not displace nearly 80,000 tons, but then: what exactly does 'registered displacement' signify? Or has there been an error in all the British registers?
Best regards,
Mark.