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Chip log
Tool used to estimate the speed of a vessel through water / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the ship's log, see Logbook.
A chip log, also called common log,[1] ship log, or just log, is a navigation tool mariners use to estimate the speed of a vessel through water. The word knot, to mean nautical mile per hour, derives from this measurement method.
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