How did HMS Hood address the stability penalty of high armoured turrets?
Short answerThe hull was cut down by a deck fore and aft, lowering the ship but producing very poor freeboard and seakeeping.
NotesAn audience question asks how the design balanced the weight of armoured turrets mounted high in the ship. Hood was lowered by cutting the hull down one deck fore and aft. That response reduced the height penalty but produced what is jokingly called a semi-submersible ship. The controlled experiment still imposed a serious seakeeping tradeoff within an otherwise common class.