[4] P stands for port; S, for starboard.
[5] 249,500 gallons.
c. Displacement.
(1) The dead-weight scale (fig. [10]), shows the ship’s capacity for carrying dead weight, the difference between light and loaded displacement.
(2) Figure 10 also shows the ship’s load-line marks[6] and their relation to the decks. These marks establish the safe load line for the ship in different waters, allowing a measure of reserve buoyancy. Load lines are established and assigned by the American Bureau of Shipping. The center of the circle is located exactly amidships on the vessel’s load waterline, and the horizontal line through the circle corresponds to the summer load line. The letters AB, used where the horizontal line cuts the circle, indicate the American Bureau of Shipping. The letter F to the left of the vertical line is the fresh-water marking, and S to the right of the vertical line is the salt-water marking.
[6] Sometimes called Plimsoll mark; Plimsoll mark indicates maximum allowable draft.
d. Power. The ship is propelled by a high-power, low-speed Diesel engine. Other engines may be substituted as required.
e. Armament. For AA protection, the ship carries six 20-mm AA machine guns. Mounted on the after end of the poop deck is a Navy 3″/50 (3-inch bore, 150 inches long) dual-purpose AA gun.
8. EQUIPMENT FOR SHIP OPERATION. a. General. This paragraph describes briefly the major items of equipment required for the operation of the ship.
b. Navigation equipment.