How a scaling error compromised the Hunt-class design

Was the Hunt class originally compromised by a mathematical design error?

Yes; a mistaken scaling calculation passed through wartime review but was identified and corrected relatively quickly.

The Hunt class suffered from a real calculation problem rather than a later myth. The design team scaled part of the ship in the wrong direction when reducing an existing concept. Wartime pressure and the volume of designs moving through the department helped the mistake survive several levels of review. The error was corrected relatively quickly, but it demonstrates how rushed checking can turn a small mathematical mistake into a stability and weight problem.