Sentence examples for standard tonnage from inspiring English sources

(Standard tonnage remains a means of measuring ship displacement in many cases, and it is used here when ship tonnages are listed).

One peculiarity of the Washington Treaty was that it defined warship size by devising new "standard" tonnages, which excluded the weight of fuel and reserve feed water.

The companies would have to take back enough pieces of equipment to meet mandatory tonnage standards or face fines.

She displaced 9925-9975 LT at standard displacement, in compliance with the tonnage restriction of the Washington Naval Treaty, and up to 13425 LT at full combat load.

But mere tonnage of crude steel is not Corus's measure of success.

Regarding the feasibility, due to multiple sampling and numerous checks, the average mining grade of some declared tonnage is likely to be known within acceptable limits, say ±5%, and verified by standard statistical methods.

Truck tonnage jumped in June.

The Truck Tonnage Index falls.

Truck tonnage fell in May.

The E.P.A.'s standard is likely to be made final later this year; the international standard has yet to muster the required support from 30 countries representing 35 percent of the world's shipping tonnage.

All this luxury raises the tonnage.