"Ghost" wrote in message news:MR%Ta.20524

LOA (Length Over All) is a measurement from the tip of the bow, around the
edge of the deck - as in toerail - , to the edge of the stern). LOD
(Length
Over Deck) is the straight line measurement you describe.

a.. Length Overall (LOA): The extreme length of the ship along the
centerline is called the length overall.

See: URL: http://web.nps.navy.mil/~me/tsse/Nav...le2/basics.htm


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