User:Lou Sander/SandboxTons

I'm trying to come up with something that will disambiguate the various forms of the word "ton," especially as used in connection with ships.

There is confusion about use of the word "ton" in various contexts. Further confusion is introduced by the words "weight" and "mass." The articles pretty consistently use "mass," while the world at large uses "weight."

Concerning the word "ton"


 * Ton (disambiguation)
 * Ton
 * Short ton
 * Long ton
 * Tonne
 * Tonne of oil equivalent
 * Truck classification (Has a section on the ton rating of trucks)
 * Air conditioner (Has a section on the ton rating of air conditioners)
 * Mass
 * Weight

Concerning capacity of ships Maybe there needs to be something on "tonnage openings." I haven't seen it mentioned.


 * Tonnage (Has a circular reference to Net Register Tonnage. Has a good DAB sentence at the end of "Tonnage measurements" section.)
 * Net tonnage
 * Gross tonnage
 * Gross Register Tonnage
 * Thames Measurement a.k.a. Thames Tonnage
 * Builder's Old Measurement
 * Moorsom System

Concerning displacement of ships


 * Displacement (ship)
 * Deadweight tonnage (Everywhere else, the word "tonnage" connotes ship capacity. Sheesh!)
 * Displacement (fluid)