Originally Posted by
SLXOwft
As an aside I am sure others here may remember being told that, with nothing to inhibit free surface effect, 3 inches of water on the main hangar deck of the Mighty Ark or Big E could have caused capsize.
I couldn't remember the exact depth but I knew it didn't take many inches. When any hot work such as welding was being carried out on the ship they would always be accompanied by a man with a fire extinguisher, either in the same compartment or on the other side of the bulkhead, and would stay for another 30 minutes after the hot work had finished.