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← HistoryWhich consequence occurred when builders increased a warship's hull height without widening its base?
A)Compromised transverse strength integrity✓
B)Improved ability to point windward
C)Increased magazine explosion danger
D)Decreased rate of marine borer damage
💡 Explanation
Adding height without width in wooden warships reduced stability because the metacentric height increased, creating overturning; therefore strength fails rather than stability improvement, because strength of the hull joint declines.
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