Just in case you ever wondered where all the weight was on a big ol’ unladen freighter sitting at anchor in Hampton Roads, wonder no more! Its in the back…rear part…caboose…trunk…tail…stern!!!

3 Oct, 2009. Freighter at Anchor, Hampton Roads.
Just in case you ever wondered where all the weight was on a big ol’ unladen freighter sitting at anchor in Hampton Roads, wonder no more! Its in the back…rear part…caboose…trunk…tail…stern!!!

3 Oct, 2009. Freighter at Anchor, Hampton Roads.
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Kath // Oct 6, 2009 at 2:26 pm
Ok. I don’t get it.
Glenn Cassel AMH1(AW) USN Retired // Oct 6, 2009 at 10:35 pm
It is where the engines are and when unladen with cargo it will be low at the stern. That is where the weight is concentrated.
BTW, is the view toward Hampton and Newport News? It’s been a long time since I spent any time in the Hampton Roads.