Q&A: did sister-ship crews compete?

Did the crews of sister ships compete with one another?

Yes. Rowing, football, cricket, and other contests could produce intense rivalries between otherwise similar ships.

Rivalry between sister ships could become highly competitive. Rowing races, football, cricket, and other contests gave crews ways to compare themselves beyond machinery trials or gunnery scores. These competitions reinforced each ship's separate identity inside a nominally identical class. The answer adds a human dimension to the video's argument that sister ships become distinct communities as soon as they enter service.