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Length Between Perpendiculars (LBP)

Length Between Perpendiculars (LBP)

Created OnFebruary 8, 2018
byCapt. Angad S Cheema
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The length of the vessel measured between the forward part of the stem to the after part of the rudder post.

Related:

  • Keel
  • Rudder post
  • Hog (Hogging)
  • Arrived ship
  • Cancelling date or Laycan
  • Length Overall

By Capt. Angad S Cheema

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