What is LOA mean?

[pberk]

Does anyone know what LOA :964 means in reference to Queen Elizabeth arriving at Port of Los Angeles, World  Cruise Terminal, Berth 93 on August 22, 2023?

 

 

[sfred]

Perhaps it refers to QE's length, which is approx 964 feet?

[QM2_SYD]

LOA = Length OverAll

[sfred]

Thanks @QM2_SYD.  I found a Wikipedia entry on the various ship length acronyms...

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Length_overall

 

... which has a good explanation of LOA, LWL, LOD, and LOH..

[ExArkie]

10 hours ago, sfred said:

Thanks @QM2_SYD.  I found a Wikipedia entry on the various ship length acronyms...

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Length_overall

 

... which has a good explanation of LOA, LWL, LOD, and LOH..

Thank you. I have almost mastered the difference between civil twilight, nautical twilight, and astronomical twilight, so this is a new set of measurements where I can be confused all over again.

[pberk]

15 hours ago, QM2_SYD said:

LOA = Length Over All

 

I believe Length Over All is correct.  But I wonder this important to publish in the Port schedule of arrivals?  Far better would be the ETA. 

[chengkp75]

19 hours ago, pberk said:

 

I believe Length Over All is correct.  But I wonder this important to publish in the Port schedule of arrivals?  Far better would be the ETA. 

It matters to the port and to agents of shipping lines, in that it determines how many ships can berth along the same pier.