Metric tons or Imperial tons

geetrue · 01-13-07, 02:08 PM

This is all I could find:

The short ton is a unit of mass equal to 2,000 lb

The long ton is 2,240 lb
It has some limited use in the US, most commonly in measuring the
displacementof ships, and was the unit prescribed for warships
(e.g., battleships limited to 35,000 tons) in the international
agreements between the World Wars

Spoon 11th · 01-13-07, 04:43 PM

Here's a funny picture:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Metric_system.png

edit:
The official US navy website shows both long tons (or short tons) and metric tons for ships.

01-13-07, 02:08 PM	#1
geetrue Cold War Boomer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Walla Walla Posts: 2,837 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	This is all I could find: The short ton is a unit of mass equal to 2,000 lb The long ton is 2,240 lb It has some limited use in the US, most commonly in measuring the displacementof ships, and was the unit prescribed for warships (e.g., battleships limited to 35,000 tons) in the international agreements between the World Wars __________________

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01-13-07, 04:43 PM	#2
Spoon 11th Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Finland Posts: 689 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Here's a funny picture: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Metric_system.png edit: The official US navy website shows both long tons (or short tons) and metric tons for ships.