Peacetime sailor life from 74s to pre-dreadnoughts

How did peacetime life aboard a 74-gun ship compare with an ironclad or pre-dreadnought?

Later ships offered more space and better food but could be grimier; their crews also enjoyed steadier naval employment because sailing ships were often laid up in ordinary during peace.

Steam-era machinery brought dirt and new hardships, but larger hulls and provisioning improved everyday living in other respects. The greatest institutional difference was continuity: many age-of-sail crews were discharged when 74s entered ordinary, whereas ironclads and pre-dreadnoughts remained active more consistently.