This is the maximum beam, or breadth, of the ship measured inside the inner shell strakes of plating, and usually occurs amidships.
Le yi'beam' enkulu, okanye ububanzi, benqanawe obulinganiswe ngaphakathi kwepleyiti engaphakathi kwipleyiti engaphakathi kweshell, oku kuvame ukwenzeka kumbindi wenqanawe.