Can hurricane losses excuse a fleet's weakness?

Did hurricane losses help explain Britain's naval difficulties?

Yes, but storms affected every navy; Britain still needed infrastructure resilient enough to absorb such losses and keep fleets operating.

Hurricane losses added to Britain's wartime difficulties. Other navies also suffered from destructive weather, so storms alone cannot explain the British loss of effectiveness. Maintaining global command required infrastructure capable of absorbing such shocks. Capacity built during the Seven Years' War had weakened before the American conflict, leaving Britain less able to recover.