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Currently roughly 36 meters is the record. The depth of ships varies largely. Varying length, breadth, and weight, different hull designs, and even the salinity of the water itself, are all contributing factors. It depends on liquid displacement.
It's all about buoyancy. An object submerged in a liquid is acted upon by two distinct forces; the downward force of gravity, and the upward force of buoyancy. If the object weighs more than the water it displaces, it will sink. If it weighs less than the water it displaces, it will float.
If you could hang a ship on one side of a balance. You could add water to a container on the other side. Once they balanced, you would have the amount of water the ship will displace. If you poured that water into a container (shaped exactly like the hull of the ship), it would fill it to exactly the same depth at which that ship would float.
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What is a Large beam around which the hull of a ship is built?
Keel
Why does the hull of a large ship contain a large volume of air?
The shape of the ships hull causes the ship to displace a greater volume of water then a solid piece of steel with the same mass. A ship displaces a volume of water equal in weight to the submerged portion of the ship. Hope this helps!
Why does the hull of a ship contain a large volume or air why?
Because the air reduces the ship's overall density, and so allows it to float.
Why does the hull of a ship contain a large volume of air?
The shape of the ships hull causes the ship to displace a greater volume of water then a solid piece of steel with the same mass. A ship displaces a volume of water equal in weight to the submerged portion of the ship. Hope this helps!
Where is the hull of an aircraft?
the hull is the body of the aircraft, just like the hull of a ship is the body of the ship. it is the outside skin and the framework
Usually the hull of a ship contains a large volume of air. Why?
Because the air reduces the ship's overall density, and so allows it to float.
Usually the hull of a ship contains a large volume of air . Why?
Because the air reduces the ship's overall density, and so allows it to float.
Why is hull important for a ship?
with out a hull it would sink.
Where do sailors eat on a ship?
in the hull of the ship.
Why did chrstopher Columbus sail to shore in a rowboat and not his large ship?
The ship would have gotten stuck in the sand. The water wasn't deep enough for the large ship.
What is a double hull?
Is a ship hull design and construction method where the bottom and sides of the ship have two complete layers of watertight hull surface.
What tells how much a ship can be loaded to be safe in different water conditions?
The Plimsoll line... it's a series of marks on the outer hull of a ship - that indicates how deep the vessel is sitting in the water.
