Which inherent risk increased during 18th-century wooden ship construction due to rapid deforestation supplying shipyards?

💡 Explanation

When forests were rapidly depleted, shipbuilders used younger, less dense trees leading to reduced strength because secondary wood fibers had not matured. Therefore, decreased long-term structural integrity occurred, rather than corrosion, biological attacks, or fires which depend on other construction aspects.

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