79.A ship having a displacement of 24,000 tons and a draft of 34 feet in ocean enters a harbor of fresh water. If the horizontal section of the ship at the waterline is 32,000 sq. ft, what depth of fresh water is required to float the ship? Assume that marine ton is 2,240 Ib and that sea water and fresh water weight 64 pcf and 62.2 pcf, respectively. pcf = Ib/ft BF Area Figure (a)

79.A ship having a displacement of 24,000 tons and a draft of 34 feet in ocean enters a harbor of fresh water. If the horizontal section of the ship at the waterline is 32,000 sq. ft, what depth of fresh water is required to float the ship? Assume that marine ton is 2,240 Ib and that sea water and fresh water weight 64 pcf and 62.2 pcf, respectively. pcf = Ib/ft BF Area Figure (a)

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79.A ship having a displacement of 24,000 tons and a draft of 34 feet in ocean enters a harbor of fresh water. If the
horizontal section of the ship at the waterline is 32,000 sq. ft, what depth of fresh water is required to float the
ship? Assume that marine ton is 2,240 Ib and that sea water and fresh water weight 64 pcf and 62.2 pcf, respectively. pcf
= Ib/ft
BF
Area
Figure (a)

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