How much water is needed to float a ship

[Fizzicfanatic]

Hi all.Some time ago there was a post regarding the the title of this post. ie is it possible for a ship to "float" in a mere few liters of water. I can not find the thread now. Does Admin have a link to this discussion please.
Thank you

 

[Fizzicfanatic]

Please disregard the above post.I have now found the topic I was looking for,under Related Discussions.

 

[Ryan_m_b]

A boat (or any other object for that matter) floats once it has displaced an amount of water equal to its mass.

 

[Borek]

There were several similar threads.

Compare https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=544619