(typed in soluble ink)   Copy No. 135__
     
 
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Standing War Order of B.d.U. No. 301
 
     
 
Draught of Merchant Vessels
 
     
  Prefatory note:  
          This survey contains the mean draughts of merchant vessels of 1,000 - 7,000 g.r.tons, in ballast and fully laden.  
          The draughts of the individual ships of the same size nearly always differ somewhat from each other, as they depend on the shape of the vessel underwater.  THe draughts given in the list are averaged over several different ships and must only be regarded as approximate.  
     
          The data in the "Lloyds - Register" column signify:  
          Top column:  Depth of the holds,  
          2nd column:  freeboard,  
          3rd column:  mean draught of the fully laden ship.  
          
          Mean draught signifies the average value between so-called summer - winter - North Atlantic - fresh and salt water - freeboard.  This freeboard is the authorized draught for the season of the year in the particular sailing areas.  
     
     
     
                                                         signed Dönitz.  
     
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
Supplement to S.W.O. No. 301
 
 
 
 
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Draught of Merchant Vessels
 
     
 
Freight steamers & freight steamers with accommodation for passengers.
GRT
Draught in ballast
Draught fully laden
"
1 000
2,20 M
4,80 M
"
2 000
2,30 M
5,20 M
"
3 000
2,40 M
6,40 M
"
4 000
2,60 M
7,10 M
"
5 000
2,70 M
7,50 M
"
6 000
2,80 M
7,80 M
"
7 000
3,00 M
8,00 M
Tankers
1 00
seldom sail in ballast, but with half their tanks full of ballast water.
4,20 M
"
2 00
5,30 M
"
3 00
6,30 M
"
4 00
6,90 M
"
5 00
7,50 M
"
6 00
8,00 M
"
7 00
8,60 M
Passenger ships, only those carrying little cargo and passengers' luggage.
1 00
purely passenger ships show little difference between in ballast and fully laden.
2,80 M
"
2 00
3,00 M
"
3 00
4,00 M
"
4 00
6,20 M
"
5 00
7,30 M
"
6 00
7,30 M
"
7 00
7,80 M