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User:Kablammo/Draft: Depth of hold v. moulded depth

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Confusion between "depth" and "draught" is common on Wikipedia, no doubt in part caused by use of the abbreviation "D" in some sources. Wikipedia has no separate article on depth of hold, and moulded depth links to a section on "metrics" in a general article on watercraft hulls, where the term is defined.

Sources:

Moulded Depth is the vertical distance from the top of the keel—squared out to the side—and the underside of the upper deck stringer plate at the lowest point of the sheer (see Fig. 5). (p. 5)

Depth of Hold is the distance, at the centre line on the midship frame from the top of the double bottom plating to the top side of the upper deck beams, or, in the case of ordinary turned-up floors, from the top of the wood ceiling (see Fig. 5). (p. 6)