Contemporaries feared that HMS Agincourt's exceptionally large main battery might generate enough force in a full broadside to overturn her. She did not capsize, and checks were made before she was taken into combat. Her hull had enough depth and stability to withstand the strain of firing, which the discussion credits to her designers. The completed ship answered a dramatic contemporary worry through its actual engineering performance.
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HMS Agincourt's broadside tested battleship stability
Fears that HMS Agincourt's unusually large broadside might overturn her highlight the loads that battleship designers had to absorb safely in the hull.