Which limitation on wooden ships of the line increased given persistent hogging?

💡 Explanation

Hogging causes the ends of the ship to droop, because transverse shear induces changes in deck camber, so the cannon become misaligned. Aim suffers, therefore firing accuracy plummets, rather than structural failure assuming timely repairs and load redistribution.

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