Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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Which navies gave crews the harshest accommodation?

A broad comparison places American wartime accommodation toward the better end of the scale and Russian or Japanese ships among the harshest for their crews.

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Question

Which navy had the worst crew accommodation?

Short answer

Russian and Japanese ships are the strongest candidates, while American accommodation was generally among the better standards by the Second World War.

Notes

The United States sits near the favorable end of a cross-navy comparison of crew accommodation, especially by the Second World War. Russian and Japanese ships are offered as the strongest candidates for the harshest conditions without claiming a precise universal ranking. Habitability standards were institutional design choices with direct consequences for daily life and endurance.