Gross tonnage (English spelling)

Japanese: gross tonnage(英語表記)grosstonnage
Gross tonnage (English spelling)

...Previously, gross tonnage and net tonnage, which indicate volume, were defined as 1 ton per 100 cubic feet (2.833 m3). However, after the International Convention on Ship Tonnage Measurement came into effect in 1969, Japan changed its law to use the new tonnage measurement method in 1982, and the differences in tonnage between countries have almost completely disappeared.
[kinds]
(1) Gross tonnage (GT) is the most commonly used indicator of ship size.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "gross tonnage" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…従来,容積を表す総トン数,純トン数などは100立方フィート(2.833m3)が1トンと定められていたが,1969年,船舶のトン数測度に関する国際条約の発効以後,日本では82年から新しいトン数測度を用いるよう法律が改正され,各国ごとのトン数の差もほとんどなくなった。
[種類]
 (1)総トン数gross tonnage 記号GT。船の大きさを表す指標としてもっとも一般的に用いられるものである。…

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