Brown also mentions a normal stalling speed (with u/c and flaps down) of 110 mph (sic) versus a maximum (calculated) permitted touchdown speed of 83 mph limited by the carrier arrester gear. Even deducting boat speed and wind speed this was a problem.
Quote from "Wings on my Sleeve"
"It was obvious that the only way I could get the landing speed down to that required was by approaching with a considerable amount of power on the engines and literally hanging on the propellers .....with this in mind my aircraft were fitted with Merlin 25's capable of operating at 18lbs boost instead of the standard 12 lbs and to absorb this extra power they were fitted with four bladed .... propellers cropped to 12'6 to avoid them touching the deck when they pitched forward on being arrested"....
"it was certain that any power loss on one engine would result in a fatal accident"
No wonder Mossies on carriers never went operational. And the sheer bravery of that man!