The US liquid pint is a unit of volume in the US customary system with the symbol pt.
1 US liquid pint is equal to 1/8 US liquid gallon. This is equal to 1/2 US liquid quart, 2 US cups, 4 US gills or 16 US fluid ounces. The SI / metric equivalent is 473.1765 ml.
From the early (1707) adoption of the British wine gallon at 231 in³, the American pint was born. Where all pints are 1/8 of their respective unit system's gallon, that put the US pint at 28.875 in³.
The register ton is a unit of volume in the shipping world and uses the symbol GRT.
1 register ton is equal to 100 ft³ or 2.832 m³.
The register ton is used in shipping to measure the amount of cargo on a vessel. The phrase is often mistaken for a unit of mass or weight because of the term 'ton' but should not be confused.