Depth
- Depth to deck
- The height from the underside of the hull, excluding the keel itself, at the ship's midpoint, to the top of the uppermost full length deck.
- Depth in hold
- Interior space; The height from the lowest part of the hull inside the ship, at its midpoint, to the ceiling that is made up of the uppermost full length deck. For old warships it is to the ceiling that is made up of the lowermost full length deck.
- Main deck
- Main deck, that is used in context of depth measurement, is usually defined as the uppermost full length deck. For the 16th century ship Mary Rose, main deck is the second uppermost full length deck. In a calculation of the tonnage of Mary Rose the draft was used instead of the depth.
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