H class submarine can refer to Holland 602 type submarine British H class submarine the 42 Holland 602 types built for British use and serving in the Royal Navy Danish H class submarine also known as Havmanden class submarine Havmanden class 407 tonne submarines of the 1930s serving in the Danish Navy United States H class submarine the nine Holland 602 that served in the US Navy. disambig ... more details
The EQ245 EQ2100 is a 3.5 tonne capacity, six wheel drive troop cargo carrier truck developed and built by Dongfeng Motor Corporation and used by the People s Liberation Army of the People s Republic of China for transport. It entered service in the 1980s as the EQ245 and renamed EQ2100E in the 1990s. References http www.sinodefence.com army logistics dongfeng truck.asp Sino defence Dongfeng Motor Category Dongfeng vehicles EQ245 EQ2100 Category Military trucks Category Trucks of China Category Military vehicles of the People s Republic of China ... more details
The Perkins 6.247 is a diesel engine designed by Perkins Engines Company Limited . It was built under licence by Mazda , and was fitted to the Ford Motor Company of Australia Australian Ford F100 series Pickup truck light trucks for a short period from the late 1970s to the early 1980s. This engine was later revised and renamed the Mazda T4100 and fitted to the Mazda 3 and 4 tonne trucks. See also List of Perkins engines Category Perkins engines ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Merge Gigaton Exaton Petaton target TNT equivalent discuss Talk TNT equivalent Merge discussion date June 2011 A teraton is the equivalent, in SI terms, of being 1.00 10 sup 12 sup tons 1,000 gigaton s 1,000,000 Tonne megatons 1,000,000,000 Tonne kilotons or 1,000,000,000,000 ton s one trillion tons in its entirely expanded form. The energy released by the explosion of one teraton of TNT, 4.18 E 21 joule s, is equivalent to the energy of an earthquake of magnitude 10 on the Richter Scale , or to the energy of a 2 km rocky meteorite impacting the earth at 25 km s. See also TNT equivalent Petaton Gigaton Category Units of energy Category Units of mass Measurement stub es Terat n nl Teraton pl Teratona pt Teraton ... more details
may cause confusion when used verbally as to whether the speaker means the short ton or the tonne metric ... to refer to a long ton, and metric tons are distinguished by using the alternative tonne spelling. Citation needed date August 2011 See also Long ton , convert 2240 lb kg 7 abbr on . Tonne , also ... Customary units in the United States Ton, short de Amerikanische Tonne nl Short ton ru ... more details
that some metric countries may, in the past, have used a cubic tonne but it has never been officially used in the United Kingdom. No definition of the cubic tonne has been found but, if it were defined as the volume occupied by one tonne of water, then it would be almost identical to the cubic metre. Use by the BBC The British Broadcasting Corporation BBC has used the term cubic tonne on at least ... more details
nofootnotes date November 2010 The General Grot Rowecki is a cargo ship freighter which collided with the France French chemical tanker Ece in the English Channel on January 31, 2006. Built in 1985, she was named after Stefan Rowecki Stefan Grot Rowecki , a Poland Polish general in the World War II Second World War . The 23,000 tonne, 198 metre cargo ship is owned by the Polish Steamship Company and registered in Malta. At the time of the collision, the General Grot Rowecki was en route to the port of Police, Poland , while the 8,131 tonne, 126 metre Ece was bound for Ghent , Belgium . They collided approximately 30 miles northwest of Guernsey . The General Grot Rowecki was not seriously damaged, and its 21 crew members were unhurt. However, the collision led to the sinking of the Ece and the release of 10,000 tonnes of phosphoric acid into the Channel. The Ece s crew, numbering 22 members, was rescued by lifeboat and helicopter in a joint English and French operation. External links http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi world europe guernsey 4666020.stm Collision ship s safety failures http www.timesonline.co.uk tol news uk article723580.ece Acid spill fears in English Channel after ship collision http www.dcfp.navy.mil mc articles other Ece.htm Crews Rescued After Ships Collide coord 54.4087 N 12.1853 E source kolossus fiwiki display title Category Maritime incidents in 2006 ship stub fr General Grot Rowecki fi M S General Grot Rowecki sv M S General Grot Rowecki ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Infobox Single Name Freewheel Commented out because image was deleted Cover Freewheelalbumcover.jpg Artist Duke Special from Album Released 24 October 2005 br 29 January 2007 Format Vinyl record 10 br CD single Recorded Genre Alternative rock Length Label Izumi Records br V2 Records Producer Chart position Reviews Last single This single Freewheel Next single Portrait single Portrait Freewheel is a single by Northern Ireland based artist Duke Special , released as a limited edition 10 vinyl disc in 2005, and a CD single in 2007. Freewheel is a new version of a song originally released on the Benzine Headset album Gar on Pamplemousse . It is currently featured in advertisements for the EBS building society. Track listing 2005 release Freewheel Jew Street version I Let You Down Like a Tonne Weight Soundtrack to The Company of Olympian Bird Gods Something Might Happen All songs were written by Duke Special, with the exception of I Let You Down Like a Tonne Weight by Duke Special and Brian Houston musician Brian Houston . 2007 release Freewheel Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes duet with Neil Hannon I Think I am Losing You DEFAULTSORT Freewheel Single Category 2005 singles 2000s single stub ... more details
Image Draft scale at the ship bow PIC00110 .jpg right thumb As weight is added to a ship, it submerges. Maximum DWT is the amount of weight a ship can carry without riding dangerously low in the water. Image Echelle Port en lourd.jpg right thumb Scale for a 6000 tonne DWT ship. Portal Nautical Deadweight tonnage also known as deadweight abbreviated to DWT , D.W.T. , d.w.t. , or dwt is a measure of how much weight a ship is carrying or can safely carry. ref name tm Turpin and McEwen 1980 , pages 14 21. ref ref name hm Hayler and McKeever 2004 page G 10. ref ref name msd Gilmer 1975 page 25. ref It is the sum of the weights of cargo , fuel, fresh water , Sailing ballast Water ballast ballast water , provisions, passengers, and crew . ref name tm The term is often used to specify a ship s maximum permissible deadweight, the DWT when the ship is fully loaded so that its Plimsoll line is at the point of submersion, although it may also denote the actual DWT of a ship not loaded to capacity. Deadweight tonnage was historically expressed in long ton s but is now usually given internationally in tonne s. ref One long ton is 2240 pounds 1016.05 kg , and one tonne or metric ton tonne isn t used in the U.S. is 1000 kg. ref Deadweight tonnage is not a measure of the ship s displacement ship displacement and should not be confused with gross tonnage or net tonnage or their more archaic forms gross register tonnage or net register tonnage . Notes Reflist References cite book last Gilmer first Thomas C. title Modern Ship Design year 1975 publisher Naval Institute Press isbn 0 87021 399 1 cite book last Hayler first William B. title American Merchant Seaman s Manual year 2003 publisher Cornell Maritime Press location Centreville, Maryland isbn 0 87033 549 9 cite book last Turpin first Edward A. authorlink coauthors William A. McEwen editor others title Merchant Marine Officers Handbook, 4th edition origdate origyear origmonth url format edition series date year 1980 ... more details
The Hilton Quota is the informal name of the Tariff Import quota Quota regulated by the Commission Regulation EC No 936 97 of 27 May 1997 for the European Union . Beef supplies It consists of a Quota Share quota of 58,100 tonne s of high quality fresh, chilled and frozen beef. The suppliers are Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. The Hilton Quota beef enjoys a duty preference vis vis the European Union Most Favoured Nation import regime. See also Argentine beef References http eur lex.europa.eu LexUriServ LexUriServ.do?uri CELEX 31997R0936 EN HTML Commission Regulation EC No 936 97 Category Economy of Argentina Category International trade es Cuota Hilton ru ... more details
update date March 2012 The New South Wales Greenhouse Gas Abatement Scheme also known as GGAS , which commenced on 1 January 2003, is a mandatory greenhouse gas emissions trading scheme that aims to lower greenhouse gas emissions to 7.27 tonne s of carbon dioxide per capita by the year 2007. See also Jack s Gully WSN Environmental Solutions CO2 Australia Limited External links http www.greenhousegas.nsw.gov.au http www.lakemac.com.au downloads Fact6.pdf Fact Sheet on Greenhouse and Energy Category Climate change in Australia Category Government of New South Wales Category 2003 establishments Category 2003 in the environment Australia gov stub ... more details
Queen Elizabeth class may refer to Queen Elizabeth class battleship Queen Elizabeth class battleship of the early 20th century CVA 01 Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carrier 1960s planned design of the 1960s Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carrier Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carrier s, two 65,000 tonne carriers expected to enter service in 2016 and 2018 respectively See also Queen Elizabeth ship shipindex de Queen Elizabeth Klasse fr Classe Queen Elizabeth it Classe Queen Elizabeth ja no Queen Elizabeth klassen fi Queen Elizabeth luokka sv Queen Elizabeth klass ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Image Pompiers Strasbourg Renault Midlum 3.JPG thumb Renault Midlum of the french Fire departement in Strasbourg The Renault Midlum , of Renault Trucks Distribution range, 7.5 18 tonnes is the vehicle specially dedicated to urban distribution and local services. Battery electric truck There is a Renault Midlum Battery electric vehicle electric version 10,8 tonne s . See also Renault Trucks Renault Puncher Dodge 100 Commando Category Renault vehicles Midlum Category Trucks Truck stub da Renault Midlum fr Renault Midlum it Renault Midlum uk Renault Midlum ... more details
File 1974 1976 Holden HJ 1 Tonne 01.jpg thumb Holden HJ One Tonner The Holden One Tonner is a Chassis cab cab chassis automobile that was produced by Holden , the Australian subsidiary of General Motors GM between 1971 and 1984, and again between 2003 and 2005. First generation HQ HJ HX HZ WB cab chassis version of the Holden Kingswood Holden HQ HJ HX HZ WB utility. Second generation VY II VZ cab chassis version of the Holden Ute VY II VZ . External links Commonscat inline SIA Holden timeline Category Cars of Australia Category Holden vehicles One Tonner de Holden One Tonner nl Holden One Tonner sco Holden One Tonner ... more details
Image WIAL Akmons.JPG right thumb Akmons protecting the runway at Wellington International Airport from Cook Strait . An akmon is a multi tonne concrete block used for Breakwater structure breakwater and seawall armouring. It was originally designed in the Netherlands in the 1960s, as an improvement on the Tetrapod structure tetrapod . References Development of Concrete Breakwater Armour Units , Canadian Society for Civil Engineering, 2003. http www.xbloc.com downloads conference papers publications development of concrete breakwater armour units External links http www.akmon.co.jp product akmon.html Official site Japanese civil engineering stub coastal management Category Marine revetment ... more details
The TA580 TAS5380 is a 20 ton 8x8 special heavy duty truck developed and built by Taian Special Vehicle Manufactory and used by the People s Liberation Army of the People s Republic of China as a transport Transporter erector launcher Platforms TAS5380A 8x8 20 tonnes for the FT 2000 Surface to air missile SAM system TAS5380SQ 8x8 30 tonne TEL WM 80 MRL References http www.sinodefence.com army transport tas5380.asp TA5380 Truck DEFAULTSORT Ta580 Tas5380 Category Military trucks Category Trucks of China Category Chinese air defence vehicles Category Surface to air missiles of the People s Republic of China Category Missile defense Category Anti ballistic missiles ... more details
Cleanup date December 2009 File CiudadBarriosCoffee.jpg thumb right 300px The Ciudad Barrios Cooperative inspecting their coffee in Cacahuatique The Cacahuatique Mountains are a mountain range and hilly area of eastern El Salvador . Coffee production in El Salvador Coffee production plays an important role in the economy, particularly by the Ciudad Barrios Cooperative which, as of 2003, was producing approximately 3800 tonne s 8.5 million pounds of coffee annually in Cacahuatique. ref cite web url http www.usaid.gov stories elsalvador ss elsalvador coffee.html title Success Story Cooperative invests coffee revenue back into community date September 15, 2006 publisher USAID accessdate December 22, 2009 ref References Reflist coord missing El Salvador Category Mountains of El Salvador ElSalvador geo stub ... more details
Odd I was a convert 156 tonne adj on lk on Norway Norwegian whaler . Antarctic expedition The Odd I expedition was the first of nine scientific expeditions in the Antarctica Antarctic fitted out by Lars Christensen . It was led by Eyvind Tofte , with Anton A. Andersson serving as captain. The expedition arrived at Peter I Island on 17 January 1927, but was unable to land. They then circumnavigated the island and discovered Cape Ingrid . See also Lars Christensen Peter I Island Cape Ingrid Sources http books.google.com books?id fRJtB2MNdJMC&pg PA229 Encyclopedia of the Antarctic, Volume 1 http polarhistorie.no hendelser 1209014054.04 Norsk Polarhistorie no icon Category Exploration ships Category Whaling ships Category Fishing vessels of Norway ... more details
11B97 was a Soviet Union Soviet nuclear electric rocket engine developed from 1978 through 1986. It was designed with enough propellent to work for 16,000 hours and the nuclear reactor would have been three years of life. It would have been capable of moving up to 100 tonne s of mass to a geostationary orbit , but was never flown. ref Cite web last Wade first Mark authorlink coauthors title 11B97 work publisher year 2008 url http www.astronautix.com engines 11b97.htm doi accessdate April 26, 2010 ref References reflist See also NERVA , the American project for nuclear thermal propulsion RD 0410 Rocket Engines Rocket stub Category Nuclear spacecraft propulsion ... more details
Wikify date August 2010 Kilogram s of oil equivalent Kgoe is a normalised unit of energy. By convention it is equivalent to the approximate amount of energy that can be extracted from one kilogram of crude oil. It is a standardised unit, assigned a net calorific value of 41 868 kilojoules kg and may be used to compare the energy from different sources. Other energy carriers can be converted into kilograms of oil equivalent or tonnes, usually by the use of conversion factors see Ton of oil equivalent tonnes of oil equivalent for some conversions 1 tonne 1 000 kg . Sources http epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu statistics explained index.php Glossary Kilograms of oil equivalent 28kgoe 29 European Commission Definition, Category Units of energy Category Petroleum ... more details
Standard rate for active waste 56 per tonne 2011 2012 will rise to 64 per tonne in April 2012. Lower rate for inactive waste 2.50 per tonne 2011 2012 Sections from the coalition government Emergency Budget 2010 2.128 The standard rate of landfill tax will increase by 8 per tonne each year from 1 April 2011 until at least 2014. There will be a floor under the standard rate at 80 per tonne, so that the rate will not fall below 80 per tonne from April 2014 until at least 2020. 2.129 New qualifying ... more details
, including the tonne metric ton , a non SI metric unit defined as 1000 kg. The UK Weights and Measures ... and the term metric ton for tonne ref A Dictionary of Weights, Measures, and Units, edited by Donald ... lb ton short ton the tonne is distinguished by its spelling, but usually pronounced the same as ton, hence the US term metric ton . In the UK the final e of tonne is pronounced t n ref The Oxford English dictionary 2nd ed. lists both t n and t n as pronunciations of tonne ref , or metric ton when ... 2000 lb kg sigfig 7 abbr on Used in the U.S., and formerly in Canada tonne ref http www.bipm.org utils common pdf si brochure 8 en.pdf ref tonne sup note 3 sup metric ton mainly US convert 1000 kg lb ... areas that had used the Imperial system, the tonne is the form of ton legal in trade. p 1.6 ... of Commons, 23 July 1866 ref Note 3 in the UK ton 2240 lb and tonne are usually pronounced the same ... in speech, long ton or exaggerated pronunciation of tonne emphasising the e , t n , are used ... is also used in the U.S. tonnage of naval ships. Increasingly, tonne s are being used rather than ... is sometimes spelled tonne , but in more recent documents tonne refers exclusively to the metric ton ... or specific consumption. A dry ton or dry tonne has the same mass value, but the material sludge ... natural, wet state, it is called a wet ton or wet tonne . Units of volume See also Tonnage The Displacement ... it to be confused with the tonne, or even the megatonne . The register ton is a unit of volume used ... A ton of TNT or tonne of TNT is a unit of energy equal to 10 sup 9 sup thermochemical calorie s, also ... using words normally associated with mass e.g., kilogram, tonne, pound . ref http www.iaea.org ... for both spellings ton of TNT and tonne of TNT . Measurements in tons of TNT have been used primarily ... released by burning one tonne of crude oil, of 41.868 GJ, 11.63 MWh, 1.28 TCE, 39.68 million ... Ton of coal equivalent A ton of coal equivalent or tonne of coal equivalent TCE is a conventional value ... more details
Long ton weight ton or imperial ton is the name for the unit called the ton in the avoirdupois or Imperial unit Imperial system of measurements, as used in the United Kingdom and several other Commonwealth of Nations Commonwealth countries. One long ton is equal to convert 2240 lb kg sigfig 4 , 1.12 times as much as a short ton, or convert 35 cuft m3 sigfig 4 of salt water with a density of 64 lb ft 1.025 g ml . ref http www.msc.navy.mil msfsc glossary.htm Glossary ref It has some limited use in the United States, most commonly in measuring the Displacement ship displacement of ship s, and was the unit prescribed for warship s by the Washington Naval Treaty 1922&mdash for example battleship s were limited to a mass of convert 35,000 LT t ST . Unit definition A long ton is defined as exactly 2,240 pounds. br A pound is defined as exactly 453.59237 grams. br So a long ton is defined as exactly 1,016,046.9088 grams, which is approximately 1,016 kg. br See also Short ton convert 2000 lb kg sigfig 4 abbr on . Tonnage volume measurement used in maritime shipping. Originally based on convert 100 cuft sigfig 3 . Tonne , also known as a metric ton t convert 1000 kg lb sigfig 4 abbr on . References reflist Category Units of mass Category Customary units in the United States Ton, long Category Imperial units Ton, long be x old cs Imperi ln tuna de Britische Tonne hu Angol tonna nl Long ton pt Tonelada de deslocamento ru simple Long ton fi Pitk tonni sv Long ton uk ... more details
Infobox Automobile image Image ModelC25.jpg 250px Citro n C25 name Citro n C25 manufacturer Sevel Sud parent company production 1981 1993 class Panel van layout FF layout body style Van predecessor Citro n H Van successor Citro n Jumper related Peugeot J5 br Talbot Express br Fiat Ducato mkI The Citro n C25 is a 2.5 tonne capacity van hence the name C25 produced by Sevel Sur from October 1981 until 1993. The result of a collaboration with the Italian manufacturer Fiat which began with the 1974 C35 , the C25 was manufactured in Italy in the Sevel Val di Sangro plant in Central Italy together with the similar Fiat Ducato , and Peugeot J5 versions. The Peugeot J5 was sold as the Talbot Express in the United Kingdom. The C25 succeeded the Citro n Type H one tonne van and its French competitor to the C25 was the Renault Trafic. The C25 s engines are transversely mounted the petrol one is a Peugeot 504 unit whilst the diesel one is from the Citro n CX diesel. Both are coupled to a Citro n gearbox. In February 1982, the range was extended to include a pick up truck and a minibus. In 1991, the C25 series 2 was launched with an enlarged grille. In 1994, the C25 was replaced by the Jumper. External links http world.citroen1.info Citro n World C15, C25 & C35 links Citro n Category Citro n vehicles C25 Category Vans Modern auto stub da Citro n C25 de Citro n C25 el Citro n C25 fr Citro n C25 Peugeot J5 it Citro n C25 nl Citro n C25 pl Citro n C25 pt Citro n C25 sv Citro n C25 ... more details
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