How wartime typhoons influenced postwar destroyer design

Did the typhoons encountered by the US Navy during the Second World War influence the move toward larger postwar destroyers?

They had some influence, but larger destroyers were an international trend; seakeeping and interest in British wartime stabilizing systems were also important.

The typhoons encountered by the US Navy during the Second World War had some influence on postwar destroyer design. Larger destroyers were an international trend, so American storm experience does not explain the change by itself. Seakeeping, called sea sturdiness here, is the central design concern. American study of British wartime stabilizing systems shows how navies also looked beyond hull size for ways to operate more effectively in rough water.