Watercraft?

Question:
What is "non-displacement craft" like?
Is it same as "multimodal craft" or "WIG craft"?
(multimodal craft means WIG craft?)

Suppose it is 1945 and you travel from midle east to NY by a US merchant marine ship, how longe would it take?

These names are on COLREGS, maritime law as below;

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The word “vessel" includes every description of water craft, including non-displacement craft, WIG craft and seaplanes.

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The term “Wing-In-Ground (WIG) craft” means a multimodal craft which, in its main operational mode, flies in close proximity to the surface by utilizing surface- effect action.

Answers:

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A non-displacement craft is a vessel that will plane up out of the water, ie jet skis, motor boats, etc. Even though they displace water at rest, when they arein motion, up on plane, their hull design allows them to rise out of the water, increasing their speed. Wing in ground refers to hydrofoil-type craft, using some type of hydrodynamic lifting device, or wing, to lift the hull from the surface, once again increasing the speed.

Ever lived on a houseboat?

The other class in the regs are displacement craft. These vessels are not designed to rise when in motion,displacing the same amount of water whether at rest, or in motion.

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