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Conversion changed Tiger's stability problem

A naval-architecture question asks what the command conversion's added displacement did to an already imperfect hull.

Question

What did the command conversion's added displacement do to Tiger's stability?

Short answer

It did not improve stability, but the changed weight distribution produced a different compromise rather than merely worsening the original one.

Notes

The roughly 380-ton increase did not improve the ship's stability, but it also did not simply worsen the original problem in the same way. Removing guns and adding aviation, communications, and command equipment redistributed weight as well as increasing displacement. The converted cruiser retained stability compromises, although their character differed from those of the gun-armed configuration.