Date: Thu, 20 Nov 1997 16:46:00 GMT Server: Stronghold/2.1.1 Apache/1.2.4 Last-Modified: Wed, 08 Oct 1997 18:08:44 GMT ETag: "1e6f8-9ee-343bcc2c" Content-Length: 2542 Accept-Ranges: bytes Connection: close Content-Type: text/html Avondale Industries, Inc. Homepage <BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF"> <CENTER><H2>Glossary</H2></center> <b>barrel</b>: measure of volume; for petroleum products one barrel is equal to forty-two gallons<p> <b>bbls</b>: abbreviation for barrels<p> <b>beam</b>: the extreme width of a ship at the widest part<p> <b>deadweight</b>: weight of cargo and stores that a vessel can carry<p> <b>depth</b>: distance from the keel to the main deck of a ship<p> <b>displacement</b>: the weight of the water displaced by a vessel when floating; in other words, the weight of the vessel<p> <b>DWT</b>: abbreviation for deadweight tons<p> <b>FEU</b>: acronym for Forty-foot Equivalent Unit, a standard container size<p> <b>LASH</b>: acronym for Lighter Aboard SHip<p> <b>lighter</b>: standard size (61.5 feet long x 31 feet wide x 12 feet deep; 450 DWT) barges carried aboard LASH ships<p> <p> <hr> <p> <address><center> &copy; 1997 Avondale Industries, Inc. <br>P.O. Box 50280 <br>New Orleans, LA 70150-0280 <p>If you have any questions or comments,<br>please contact the Avondale Webmaster at:<br><a href="mailto:webmaster@avondale.com">webmaster@avondale.com</a>. <p>Page last updated on: June 25, 1997 </center></address> <p> <hr> <A HREF="/bottom.html"><IMG SRC="/navbar/welcome.gif" BORDER="0" WIDTH="96" HEIGHT="16"></A> <A HREF="/company/bottom.html" ><IMG SRC="/navbar/company/company.gif" BORDER="0" WIDTH="96" HEIGHT="16" alt="Company"></A> <A HREF="/employment/bottom.html"><IMG SRC="/navbar/employment.gif" BORDER="0" WIDTH="96" HEIGHT="16" alt="Employment"></A> <A HREF="/news/bottom.html"><IMG SRC="/navbar/news.gif" BORDER="0" WIDTH="96" HEIGHT="16" alt="News"></A> <A HREF="/nonavdl/edgar.html"><IMG SRC="/navbar/financial.gif" BORDER="0" WIDTH="96" HEIGHT="16" alt="Financial"></A> <A HREF="/facilities/bottom.html" ><IMG SRC="/navbar/facilities.gif" BORDER="0" WIDTH="96" HEIGHT="16" alt="Facilities"></A> <A HREF="/portfolio/bottom.html"><IMG SRC="/navbar/portfolio.gif" BORDER="0" WIDTH="96" HEIGHT="16" alt="Portfolio"></A> <A HREF="/glossary/bottom.html"><IMG SRC="/navbar/glossary.gif" BORDER="0" WIDTH="96" HEIGHT="16" alt="Glossary"></A> </BODY>