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← HistoryWhich limitation during 18th-century ship construction increased due to deforestation?
A)Ship's hull overall length
B)Mast single-piece height✓
C)Thickness timber keel planking
D)Quantity forged iron fittings
💡 Explanation
Limitations on maximum tree size increased due to deforestation; therefore, shipwrights were constrained by available tree height. Mast construction relied on long, singular timbers, rather than plank thickness, because mast strength depended crucially tall tree trunks.
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