The standard displacement serves as a comparison value for the size of war ships. DefinitionsChoose source text
The term "standard displacement" was first defined in the Washington Fleet Agreement of 6 February 1922 in Chapter 2, Part 4. It is the displacement of the fully-finished vessel, equipped with machines and manned vessels. It also includes all armaments, ammunition, equipment, equipment and food and fresh water for the crew as well as other equipment and supplies that are carried along during the war. Fuel and reserve feed water are not included for boilers.
In the contract referred to above, standard displacement shall be given in both British tonnes (tl.l. of English long ton) to 1l6 kg and in metric tonnes to 1,000 kg, the tonnage limits laid down in the contract being expressed in British tonnes. p>
In German, the term "type displacement" is also used for standard displacement. The standard displacement shown in British tonnes is also sometimes referred to as "standard tons".
The following maximum values for the standard displacement were determined in Washington for the respective ship class: Weblinks Edit sourcetext Wikisource: Section of the Washington Flot Agreement - Sources and Full Texts (English) Single-level Edit source text
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