Which risk increased during ship-of-the-line construction when builders adopted 'seasoning' techniques for oak timbers?

💡 Explanation

Increased seasoning led to fungal contamination because imperfect drying left pockets vulnerable to attack by *Serpula lacrymans*, therefore leading to outbreaks of dry rot, rather than joint failure which occurred due to poor fastenings alone.

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