Which structural challenge occurred when 18th-century shipwrights attempted to increase hull length of wooden warships?

💡 Explanation

When hull length increased, the 'hogging' deformation risk grew because the longer structure was more vulnerable to bending moments created by wave action amidships and buoyancy distributions relative to weight distribution. Therefore 'hogging' deformation risk increased, rather than other instability or fouling which depend primarily on stability, weights, and biological factors.

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