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Originally Posted by MRV
I dont think DD's actually were completely sunk in storms, as far as I know the US fletcher class had some troubles with seakeeping in the atlantic because of the flat bow, but as long as the ship didnt capsize it would stay above the waves.
For fishing boats and other small ships there should be a mod implemented in GWX so you simply dont encounter them during bad weather....because they stay in port just like in reality.
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You might want to check this out if you think DD's could handle all weather. Capsizing was a real risk on some small ships and there were a number lost in storms duing the war.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Wisconsin_%28BB-64%29
"The next day the weather, however, soon turned sour for Halsey's sailors. A furious
typhoon struck his fleet, catching many ships refueling and with little ballast in their nearly dry bunkers. Three destroyers,
Hull (DD-350),
Monaghan (DD-354), and
Spence (DD-512), capsized and sank.
Wisconsin proved her seaworthiness as she escaped the storm unscathed."