Statistical Study on the Principal Particulars of Small Cargo Boats

Abstract

In order to clarify the actual working conditions of the small coastal cargo boats, the authors attempted to study their principal particulars by means of statistical method. Data of more than 2,172 ships were treated by the hole sort card system. The results are shown in Figs. 1∼12 and Table 1, in which histograms and mutual relations of gross tonnage, principal dimensions, ratio of principal dimension and horsepower are described sucessively.