Ships blindly colliding during formation maneuvers recall the lesson associated with HMS Victoria's loss. That disaster demonstrated the danger of treating an admiral's maneuvering order as a substitute for judgment. A Royal Navy captain remains responsible for the safe navigation of the ship under command. The order to move from one station to another therefore does not remove the duty to act and prevent a collision.
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Command initiative should prevent fleet collisions
Game collisions prompt a historical point about captains' duty to use judgment rather than slavishly follow orders into danger.