Metacentric height : the distance between the center of gravity of a ship and its
metacenter. Metacentric Centromere : the position of a
Kaynak: Metacentricintersecting the hull at the water's surface) increases, which increases the vessel's BM (distance from the center of buoyancy to the
metacenter).
Kaynak: Angle of lollarchitecture, Traité du navire, which among other achievements first explained the use of the
metacenter as a measure of ships' stability.
Kaynak: Pierre Bouguerdirect link with its stability, the latter depends solely on the respective positions of the
metacenter of the hull and the centre of gravity.
Kaynak: Draft (hull)Instability is caused by the centre of mass of the ship rising above the
metacenter resulting in the ship tipping on its side or
Kaynak: Shipwreck (accident)(the vertical distance between the
metacenter and the centre of gravity below it) of around 4.1 | ft | m | 1 instead of the 3.6 | ft | m |
Kaynak: HMS Hood (1891)Unfortunately, the spreader bars also make the hammock unsteady since the
metacenter of the hammock when sleeping is very high.
Kaynak: HammockNaval architects go to great lengths to assure that the center of gravity of their designs remains substantially below the
metacenter .
Kaynak: Multihullname metacentric height | Metacentric height (the distance between the center of gravity —G—and the
metacenter—M—abbreviated as GM)
Kaynak: Bayern-class battleshipGM distance to the centre of gravity
metacenter A heel or pitch constant. The relevant moments are: for the sail, the heeling moment and
Kaynak: Forces on sails