The Tribal class received a large central galley that could prepare meals for banquets, diplomatic visits, commandos, and extra personnel. The Battle class returned to less flexible mess feeding. The Daring class restored greater food-production capacity through what is described as a mixed galley and mess arrangement, and that capacity supported postwar diplomacy, including work in Korea. These hotel services help determine whether a warship can host visitors or embarked staffs far from a base.
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What galleys reveal about destroyer missions
Galley and messing arrangements reveal whether Tribal, Battle, and Daring designs were expected to host diplomats, staffs, or embarked forces.