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← HistoryWhich consequence frequently resulted when 18th-century Royal Navy ships excessively heeled during navigation?
A)Compensating pendulum clock inaccuracies occurred
B)Erroneous sextant angle calculations arose
C)Rudder effectiveness drastically reduced✓
D)Deadeye shroud fastening failures happened
💡 Explanation
Reduced rudder effectiveness occurred because heeling beyond a critical angle caused the rudder to be partially lifted out of the water. This reduces hydrodynamic force, therefore creating directional instability rather than pendulum errors as the depth changes slowly.
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