If all the principal dimensions of a ship - length, breadth, draught - are increased uniformly, the deadweight will increase approximately with the cube of the proportional increment, while the surface area of the hull increases only with the square of this factor.
Ukuba wonke umlinganiso wenqanawa, ubude, ububanzi, ubungakanani bokutshona kwenqanawa emanziwi, zinyuswa ngokufanayo, ubunzima bomthwalo wenqanawa uya kunyuka malunga nekyumbu yolwando olwalameneyo, ngexa umphandle womphezulu wesiqu senqanawa sinyuka kanye ngesikwere sale meko.