A viewer connects American ship speed with outrunning Royal Navy warships in the Caribbean and later trade with Asia. That explanation is plausible, with a further logistical reason rooted in distance. Across the Pacific, cutting time at sea improved the chance of completing a voyage and reduced exposure to storms. Speed was useful for tactical escape and for managing risk across long commercial routes.
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Ship speed as long-range risk management
A comment about fast American ships opens a logistical explanation for speed on Pacific and Asian trade routes: shorter voyages meant less exposure to storms.