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were limited to a displacement of 35,000 long tons (35,560 t; 39,200 short tons). The long ton is traditionally used as the unit of weight in international contracts for many bulk goods and commodities.
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To comply with the practices of the
European Union, the British Imperial ton was explicitly excluded from use for trade by the United Kingdom's
413:"a unit for measuring the displacement of a vessel, equal to a long ton of 2240 pounds (about 1016 kg) or 35 cu. ft. (1 cu. m) of seawater."
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A long ton is defined as exactly 2,240 pounds. The long ton arises from the traditional
British measurement system: A long ton is 20
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the weight of 35 cubic feet (0.991 m) of salt water with a density of 64 pounds per cubic foot (1.03 g/cm)
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of 1985. The measure used since then is the metric ton of 1,000 kilograms, identified through the word "tonne".
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If still used for measurement, then the word "ton" is taken to refer to an imperial or long ton.
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Weights, Measures, and Units, edited by Donald Fenna, Oxford University Press
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system of measurements. It was standardised in the 13th century. It is used in the
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equal to 2,240 pounds (1,016.0 kg). It is the name for the unit called the "
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In the United States, the long ton is commonly used in measuring the
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exactly 12% more than the 2,000 pounds of the North
American
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2,240 pounds (1,016.0 kilograms; 1.0160 metric tons)
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Customary units of measurement in the United States
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193:) used in the United States, and Canada before
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384:Military Sealift Fleet Support Command Ships
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335:, equal to 2,000 lb (907.2 kg).
310:The long ton was the unit prescribed for
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380:"Definitions, Tonnages and Equivalents"
14:
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197:, also referred to simply as a "ton".
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507:Comparison with US customary system
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185:, a unit of weight equal to 2,000
181:It is not to be confused with the
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294:commodities and bulk goods like
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446:"Weights and Measures Act 1985"
1043:Foot–pound–second system (FPS)
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48:United States customary units
227:A long ton, also called the
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1048:Twenty-foot equivalent unit
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10:
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426:Retrieved 17 January 2013.
218:20 Ă— 8 Ă— 14 lb = 2,240 lb.
209:(cwt), each of which is 8
1038:English Engineering units
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923:Other units and measures
269:Weights and Measures Act
316:Washington Naval Treaty
914:Pounds per square inch
318:of 1922; for example,
258:Usage around the world
214:(1 stone = 14 pounds).
178:for bulk commodities.
526:Thousandth of an inch
170:system of weights or
930:British thermal unit
290:and the shipping of
216:Thus, a long ton is
150:, also known as the
158:, is a measurement
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858:Pound (mass)
782:Fluid Drachm
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455:13 September
453:. Retrieved
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394:11 September
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54:Unit of
27:Unit of mass
18:Imperial ton
950:Foot-candle
721:Fluid ounce
647:Square mile
627:Square yard
622:Square foot
617:Square inch
320:battleships
195:metrication
168:avoirdupois
117:Metric tons
39:Unit system
1063:Categories
1026:Winchester
985:Pound-foot
965:Horsepower
955:Foot-pound
940:Fahrenheit
716:Tablespoon
690:Cubic mile
685:Cubic yard
675:Cubic foot
670:Cubic inch
531:Barleycorn
357:References
229:weight ton
131:Short tons
1031:Exchequer
888:Ship load
333:Short ton
248:short ton
183:short ton
166:" in the
139:(exactly)
902:Pressure
807:Hogshead
762:Chaldron
711:Teaspoon
327:See also
312:warships
296:iron ore
172:Imperial
148:long ton
65:long ton
33:Long ton
990:Poundal
975:Kenning
945:Rankine
868:Quarter
704:Cooking
663:Derived
581:Furlong
344:Tonnage
314:by the
231:(W/T),
935:Degree
848:Drachm
797:Barrel
792:Bushel
746:Gallon
680:Hoppus
656:Volume
601:League
561:Fathom
514:Length
300:sulfur
187:pounds
85:in ...
62:Symbol
863:Stone
853:Ounce
843:Grain
820:Speed
802:Stuck
767:Minim
755:Other
736:Quart
695:Tmcft
632:Perch
586:Cable
571:Chain
350:Tonne
292:baled
288:ships
235:, or
211:stone
995:Span
873:Slug
836:Mass
787:Peck
772:Gill
731:Pint
642:Acre
637:Rood
610:Area
591:Mile
556:Yard
551:Foot
546:Link
541:Hand
536:Inch
521:Twip
457:2021
396:2016
160:unit
146:The
57:Mass
909:Ksi
893:Ton
726:Cup
566:Rod
339:Ton
286:of
164:ton
154:or
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