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Also known as draught

vertical distance between the waterline and the bottom of the hull (keel)

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Graphical representation of the waterline of a ship (blue line), absent a lower projecting keel or propeller, with the draft (lower image) indicated as dimension d; for other dimensions used to describe a ship, see also ship measurements. Draft markings on the stern of the Cutty Sark, an example of the Imperial system of such markings.

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