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:''Several of the references below are explicit uses of the S.I. metric unit. Otherwise it is not impossible that what is used is the US/Imperial unit ( = 2000 [[pound]]s).''
 
:''Several of the references below are explicit uses of the S.I. metric unit. Otherwise it is not impossible that what is used is the US/Imperial unit ( = 2000 [[pound]]s).''
 
   
 
== Units of mass ==
 
== Units of mass ==
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* The [[freighter]] ''[[Tezra]]'' "could haul '''1 million metric tons''' at [[warp factor|warp 4.5]]." ({{ENT|Bounty}})
 
* The [[freighter]] ''[[Tezra]]'' "could haul '''1 million metric tons''' at [[warp factor|warp 4.5]]." ({{ENT|Bounty}})
   
* A [[Borg scoutship]] had a mass of '''2.5 million metric tons'''. ({{TNG|I, Borg}})
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* A [[Borg scoutship]] had a mass of '''2.5 million metric tons'''. ({{TNG|I Borg}})
   
 
* [[Penk's starship]] had a mass of '''5 million metric tons'''. ({{VOY|Tsunkatse}})
 
* [[Penk's starship]] had a mass of '''5 million metric tons'''. ({{VOY|Tsunkatse}})
   
 
== Units of energy ==
 
== Units of energy ==
 
 
A '''ton''' is also a way of indicating the [[energy]] released by an explosion of one metric ton of TNT - 4.184 giga[[joule]]s. In the [[20th century]] [[nuclear weapon]]s were graded by '''megatonnage''' - by the millions of megagrams of TNT they equalled.
 
A '''ton''' is also a way of indicating the [[energy]] released by an explosion of one metric ton of TNT - 4.184 giga[[joule]]s. In the [[20th century]] [[nuclear weapon]]s were graded by '''megatonnage''' - by the millions of megagrams of TNT they equalled.
   
 
* "''A fusion explosion of '''97.835 megatons''' will result if a [[starship]] [[impulse engine]] is overloaded.''" ({{TOS|The Doomsday Machine}})
 
* "''A fusion explosion of '''97.835 megatons''' will result if a [[starship]] [[impulse engine]] is overloaded.''" ({{TOS|The Doomsday Machine}})
 
   
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
 
 
*{{wikipedia|Metric ton}}
 
*{{wikipedia|Metric ton}}
 
*{{wikipedia|Short ton}}
 
*{{wikipedia|Short ton}}

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A ton, metric ton or tonne is a unit of mass and occasionally of energy. It is equal to 1 megagram ( = 1000 kilograms).

Several of the references below are explicit uses of the S.I. metric unit. Otherwise it is not impossible that what is used is the US/Imperial unit ( = 2000 pounds).

Units of mass

  • The Quarren facility was capable of producing 8,000 metric tons of tylium per second at 94% thermal efficiency. (VOY: "Workforce")
  • An Template:ShipClass starship has a mass of 700,000 metric tons. (VOY: "Phage", "Relativity")
  • A Template:ShipClass starship has a mass of almost 1 million tons. (TOS: "Mudd's Women")
  • A Borg scoutship had a mass of 2.5 million metric tons. (TNG: "I Borg")

Units of energy

A ton is also a way of indicating the energy released by an explosion of one metric ton of TNT - 4.184 gigajoules. In the 20th century nuclear weapons were graded by megatonnage - by the millions of megagrams of TNT they equalled.

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