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length between perpendiculars wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 see also 2 citations 3 references 4 external links toggle the table of contents length between perpendiculars 16 languages català dansk español فارسی français bahasa indonesia íslenska italiano nederlands norsk bokmål polski português svenska தமிழ் türkçe 中文 edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia form of ship length measurement graphical representation of the dimensions used to describe a ship length between perpendiculars often abbreviated as p p p p pp lpp lbp or length bpp is the length of a ship along the summer load line from the forward surface of the stem or main bow perpendicular member to the after surface of the sternpost or main stern perpendicular member when there is no sternpost the centerline axis of the rudder stock is used as the aft end of the length between perpendiculars 1 measuring to the stern post or rudder stock was believed to give a reasonable idea of the ship s carrying capacity as it excluded the small often unusable volume contained in its overhanging ends on some types of vessels this is for all practical purposes a waterline measurement in a ship with raked stems naturally that length changes as the draught of the ship changes therefore it is measured from a defined loaded condition see also edit length overall citations edit perpendiculars and length between perpendiculars archived from the original on 2016 04 04 retrieved 2012 12 07 references edit hayler william b keever john m 2003 american merchant seaman s manual cornell maritime pr isbn 0 87033 549 9 turpin edward a mcewen william a 1980 merchant marine officers handbook 4th ed centreville md cornell maritime press isbn 0 87033 056 x external links edit perpendiculars and length between perpendiculars archived 2016 04 04 at the wayback machine v t e ship measurements length length overall length between perpendiculars length at the waterline breadth beam depth draft moulded depth freeboard load line plimsoll line under keel clearance height air draft volume worldwide tonnage gross tonnage compensated gross tonnage net tonnage underdeck tonnage specialized panama canal universal measurement system thames measurement tonnage archaic gross register tonnage net register tonnage capacity current deadweight tonnage twenty foot equivalent unit intermodal containers archaic builder s old measurement moorsom system weight displacement loaded displacement standard displacement light displacement normal displacement stability inclining test list angle of loll metacentric height gm limits aframax baltimax capesize chinamax handymax supramax handysize malaccamax panamax and neopanamax péniche q max qatar max seawaymax suezmax vlcc and ulcc yamalmax retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title length_between_perpendiculars oldid 1365632289 categories shipbuilding ship measurements hidden categories articles with short description short description is different from wikidata webarchive template wayback links this page was last edited on 23 july 2026 at 14 58 utc page was rendered with parsoid text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike 4 0 license additional terms may apply by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc a non profit organization privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia legal safety contacts code of conduct developers statistics cookie statement mobile view search search toggle the table of contents length between perpendiculars 16 languages add topic