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> you won't, there's someone that will" management style. But if a head to head battle leads to a 50/50 chance of being sunk and dying, It seems far more attra
by londons_explore 1y ago
> you won't, there's someone that will" management style.
But if a head to head battle leads to a 50/50 chance of being sunk and dying, It seems far more attractive to be 'on the bench' at half pay...
- harpiaharpyja 1y agoAnd if you were the sort of captain to see it that way, that's probably where the admiralty wanted you. There are only so many ships, after all.
- Lio 1y ago> There are only so many ships, after all. One of the reasons they kept their bench full, rather than firing the men on it, was because they would try to take enemy ships as “prizes” rather than sink them. That meant they needed trained captains and crew at the ready. So at time of war the Royal Navy could grow rapidly.