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Old 11-11-07, 02:08 PM   #9
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Actually some smaller ships sank less in storms. One of the negatives about the Flower class corvette was Nicholas Monsarrat's observation that they would "roll on wet grass". On the other hand, destroyers tended to plow through waves and take on water, while the smaller, tubbier corvettes would ride over the biggest waves.
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