On Tue, 26 Apr 2016 21:57:48 +0100, Tuesday wrote:

Once more, with feeling:
In all English speaking countries, "tonne" means 1,000kg. "Ton" usually
means 2,000lb in the UK, and 2,000lb in the US. But it means something
different when referring to a ship. Then there's the "tun"....

You are still getting it wrong Mr K :-)

A ton is 20 cwt. A cwt is 112lb in the UK but only 100lb in the US
therefore a UK ton is 2,240lb while a US ton is 2,000. I don't know of
a difference when referring to a ship but maybe it's the UK ton of
2,240lb which I've always taken it to be.


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