Thai patrol vessels are praised for their intended environment while being questioned as candidates for icy Canadian waters. A design's metacentric height, bulkhead positions and operating-weather assumptions are absent from many simple specification comparisons. North Atlantic requirements can therefore invalidate an attractive Mediterranean design for British service. Clarke also stresses the exposure of Britain and Japan to disruption of maritime trade. He interprets Britain's departure from the Horizon project and the Type 45's differences primarily through geography. That explanation is presented as his assessment of the procurement history.
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Weather and geography limit which foreign warship designs fit
Stability, subdivision and intended weather explain why a good foreign design can be a poor domestic fit.