Which outcome accelerated wood rot in 18th-century ships using iron fasteners?

💡 Explanation

Galvanic corrosion was accelerated because dissimilar metals (iron fasteners and copper sheathing below waterline) created an electrochemical cell. Iron corroded preferentially, causing structural weakening and wood rot. Therefore hull integrity was compromised, rather than acid rain which was not strongly linked.

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