Talk:1706 Establishment
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Tons Burthen cannot be given metric equivalents
editI 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)
Minor Cleanup
editThis article just needs a minor cleanup for example with the * that has nothing after it. I tried myself to take these extra * out but unfortunately I failed. The article also needs more citations. Adamdaley (talk) 12:14, 17 February 2012 (UTC)