Beam (nautical)
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beam-nautical-309-12009194
title:
Beam (nautical)
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The beam of a ship is its width at its widest point. The maximum beam (BMAX) is the distance between planes passing through the outer sides of the ship, beam of the hull (BH) only includes permanently fixed parts of the hull, and beam at waterline (BWL) is the maximum width where the hull intersects the surface of the water. Generally speaking, the wider the beam of a ship, the more initial stability it has, at the expense of secondary stability in the event of a capsize, where more energy is re
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Width of a ship at its widest point
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beam_(nautical)
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2023-05-27T14:46:39Z
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