What is Long ton?
The '''long ton''' is the '''imperial ton''' or 'weight ton'. It is used in the [[United Kingdom]] and several other [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] countries. In their [[avoirdupois]] or [[Imperial unit|Imperial]] system of measurements, it is equal to {{convert|2240|lb|kg|7|lk=on}} or {{convert|35|cuft|m3|11}} of salt water with a density of 64 lb/ft<sup>3</sup> (1.025 g/ml).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.msc.navy.mil/msfsc/glossary.htm |title=Glossary |access-date=2010-04-18 |archive-date=2013-05-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130516154654/http://www.msc.navy.mil/msfsc/glossary.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> Many other countries use the [[Metric system|metric]] tonne. It has some limited use in the United States, for measuring the [[Displacement (ship)|displacement]] of [[ship]]s. It was the unit recommended for [[warship]]s by international agreements between the [[world wars]], for example [[battleship]]s were limited to 35,000 long tons. == References == {{reflist}} {{stub}} [[Category:Units of mass]]