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Which structural inefficiency afflicted the original construction of Henry VIII's warship 'Mary Rose'?

A)Excessive ballast causing instability
B)Insufficient hull planking thickness
C)Overly heavy upper deck armament
D)Brittle wrought iron fastenings

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When 'Mary Rose' was constructed, a heavy upper deck armament was added without sufficient compensatory adjustment because design calculations neglected the metacentric height effect, lowering the ship's stability. Therefore, the overly heavy armament led to capsizing rather than instability problems from Ballast or planking failure from insufficient treatment.

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