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Originally Posted by daepp
The shots of the floating Eastland make it appear to be VERY top heavy - a high CG. Then the shots of it on its side make it appear to be quite narrow.
I know nothing of ship building and sailing, but WTH were they thinking???
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long and thin is fast for a displacement hull
but Length: 265 ft
Beam: 38 ft 2 in
Draft: 19 ft 6 in she was deep
at 10% that is 26ft by 3.8 wide by 2 ft deep
but top heavy esp after more lifeboats were added
and a huge herd of people on the top
maybe coal shifted