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tietjee15-Moonstone
15-Moonstone
October 24, 2021

There is one major flaw in your calculation.  The center of buoyancy is not included.  Many ships have the center of gravity above the above Archimedes center of force.

 

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    Fred_Kohlhepp23-Emerald I
    23-Emerald I
    October 25, 2021

    Nomenclature difference:  "center of buoyancy = "center of displacement"

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    tietjee15-Moonstone
    15-Moonstone
    October 25, 2021

    Fred,

     

    I looked closer at your figures.  Please keep on mind,  the location of the center of buoyancy moves as the ship heels.  This results in a righting arm, which will return the ship vertical.  Typically,  the righting arm increases to maximum then decreases to zero.  The ship will capsizes at that heel.   You can use the term "center of displacement", but the term is not used in naval architecture. 

     

    David

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