Angle of list

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A heavily listing ship

The angle of list is the degree to which a

capsize and potentially sink.[2]

Listing is caused by the off-centerline distribution of weight aboard due to uneven loading or to flooding.[3] By contrast,

roll is the dynamic movement from side to side caused by waves
.

See also

References

  1. ISBN 0192115537
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  2. ISBN 978-0-08-046008-6
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  3. ^ Naval Training Publications Detachment (1972). Hull Maintenance Tech 3 & 2. Washington, DC: United States Naval Training Publications. p. 522.
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