About ships???

Question

Whats is the draft of the ship?
what is for a ship to be moored?

and what is RMS?

Answer 1

Hi there!

Some people have it almost right here.
Except draft is spelt draught.
It is the distance measured from the waterline to the bottom of the vessel's keel.
Moored is a descriptive term for when a ship is tied up; it used to mean when a ship is tied to a mooring (a floating bouy attached to chain and linked to heavy concrete embedded in the sea bed).

These days though, most people just use the term moored to describe when the vessel is tied to anything; pontoon, dock, mooring, etc.

If one wanted to be exact then moored is when a vessel is tied to a mooring.

When it is tied to pontoon it is said to berthed. To a dock, it is docked.

You also asked about RMS and I note that no one has given you an answer to that so far, RMS is a prefix to British ships names. Like HMS is a prefix to Royal Navy ships names.

RMS stands for Royal Mail Ship. As in RMS Queen Mary.

Best wishes,

Geoff
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Answer 2

draft is how much the ship sinks in the water example a battleship like the Missouri draws 35' of water meaning you would have to dive 35' deep in the water to get to the bottom of the ship. A ship is parked next to a pier or dock it is moored or berthed. Ships not at dock are at anchor if the anchor is down. RMS is Royal Mail Steamer or ship. The Brits used to subsidies the British ocean liners by having them deliver the mail. Thus you Have liners like RMS Queen Mary.

Answer 3

The draft of a ship is how deep the bottom of the ship is below the surface.

When a ship is moored, it is tied up do a dock or anchored. Basically it is not moving.

Answer 4

RMS is NOT Royal Merchant Ship...no such thing.

It is Royal MAIL Ship, a ship given a subsidy......a guarenteed long term contract.......... by the British Post Office to carry the mails.

Queen Mary 1 was an RMS; the only one left is the ship that services Ascension Island in the South Atlantic....

Answer 5

The draft refers to how deep the boat goes in the water. It is a measurement from water line to greatest depth of vessel.

The air draft is how high it goes, from water line to highest antenna.

These are important for bridges, tide differences, where you want to go. Informatin is on charts for you to compare to your boat.

Mooring generally refers to attaching to a ball which is anchored to the bottom. but has been used to mean tied to a dock also.

For RMS I found: retail management system, residential management system. rights management system , remote monitoring system, but you probably are referring to Royal Majesty's Ship, as used on the Queen Mary and etc.

Answer 6

The draft is the measure of the boat under the water line. (i.e. a boat draws/has a draft of 6 feet if it is 6 feet from the very bottom of the boat to the water line.)
To be moored is to be at anchor. Drop an anchor and stay there (as opposed to docking -tying up to a dock.)
The amount of draft is important if your mooring (the place where you want to drop anchor) is not deep enough!

Answer 7

" DRAFT "IS THE VERTICAL DISTANCE FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE KEEL TO THE WATERLINE, AND MOORED MEANS THE BOAT IS TIED OR ANCHORED TO A PIER OR BUOY OR SOMEWHERE .

Answer 8

draft is the length of a ship..

Answer 9

complex problem. search at google and yahoo. just that might help!

Answer 10

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