A force-measuring axle for use in maritime environment including a measuring body , which is substantially formed cylindrically and extends coaxially along a longitudinal axis , wherein the measuring body comprises, in an axial direction subsequently, the following portions : a first supporting portion (16-1) for supporting the measuring body in or on an external machine frame ; a first deforming portion (18-1) including a first outer groove (22-2); and a second supporting portion (16-2) for supporting the measuring body in or on the external machine frame ; wherein each of the deforming portions comprises at least two radial drillings spaced circumferentially, at bases of which respectively one sensor for measuring the elastic deformation is attached, wherein each of the radial drillings is sealable tightly by a cover , characterized in that respectively one of the radial drillings (24-1, 24-3) of the first deforming portion (18-1) is spatially connected to one of the radial drillings (24-2, 24-4) of the second deforming portion (18-2) via a joining channel extending internally through the measuring body in order to define respectively one measuring arrangement , wherein the joining channels (36-1, 36-2) house an electrical connection line between the corresponding sensors (30-1, 30-2; 30-3, 30-4), which respectively define one sensor system (32-1; 32-2), and wherein the measuring body comprises at least two of the measuring arrangements (42-1, 42-2), wherein the at least two of the measuring arrangements (42-1, 42-2) are provided spatially separate from each other in the measuring body and respectively house one of the sensor systems (32-1, 32-2), wherein the sensor systems operate independently from each other. a first supporting portion (16-1) for supporting the measuring body in or on an external machine frame ; a first deforming portion (18-1) including a first outer groove (22-2); and a second supporting portion (16-2) for supporting the measuring body in or on the external machine frame ; wherein each of the deforming portions comprises at least two radial drillings spaced circumferentially, at bases of which respectively one sensor for measuring the elastic deformation is attached, wherein each of the radial drillings is sealable tightly by a cover , characterized in that respectively one of the radial drillings (24-1, 24-3) of the first deforming portion (18-1) is spatially connected to one of the radial drillings (24-2, 24-4) of the second deforming portion (18-2) via a joining channel extending internally through the measuring body in order to define respectively one measuring arrangement , wherein the joining channels (36-1, 36-2) house an electrical connection line between the corresponding sensors (30-1, 30-2; 30-3, 30-4), which respectively define one sensor system (32-1; 32-2), and wherein the measuring body comprises at least two of the measuring arrangements (42-1, 42-2), wherein the at least two of the measuring arrangements (42-1, 42-2) are provided spatially separate from each other in the measuring body and respectively house one of the sensor systems (32-1, 32-2), wherein the sensor systems operate independently from each other. <EOS>