Talk:1745 Establishment

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End of an Era
While it is difficult to pinpoint an exact date when the Establishment was abandoned, it is clear that it had ended significantly before 1755. Although references to the Establishment continued to be made in a token fashion, it really was ignored from 1751 onwards. If a precise date should be needed, I would pick 22 June 1751, the date on which the Anson Board was created. Rif Winfield (talk) 12:59, 7 September 2008 (UTC)

Tons Burthen cannot be given metric equivalents
I have just noticed that whoever constructed this article has given what purports to be metric tonnage equivalents for the tons burthen. Please note that tons burthen (used for all ships of the sailing era, although the calculation varied from one nation to another) are units of measurement and not units of weight (so reference to "long tons" is also an error) and there are no metric equivalents. It was only with the introduction of displacement tons during the 19th Century that tons acquired the meaning of tons weight. Rif Winfield (talk) 15:51, 23 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Fixed. Shem (talk) 17:16, 23 October 2011 (UTC)