List (watercraft)

List (watercraft)
A heavily listing ship, the Ivory Tirupati, heading for the port of Brest in France

The angle of list is a term used to describe the degree to which a vessel heels (leans, or tilts) to either port or starboard. [1]

A listing vessel is stable and at equilibrium, but the distribution of weight aboard causes it to heel to one side or the other.

List refers to a ship leaning to one side under stable conditions, often caused by uneven loading or flooding. By contrast "roll" refers to the dynamic movement from side to side caused by waves.

If a listing ship goes beyond the point where a righting moment will keep it afloat, it will capsize and potentially sink.

See also

References

  1. ^ Kemp, "The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea", 1976, p. 488
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