Why Tribal destroyers could keep pace in rough weather

Why did Hood lack a destroyer escort, and what let Tribal destroyers operate when smaller ships could not?

Hood left urgently in bad weather; the larger, more powerful Tribals had better seakeeping and machinery access, while their crews could execute unusually fast refuelling and rearming.

Hood sailed quickly in weather that prevented smaller destroyers from keeping up. The Tribals' greater size, forecastle, machinery power, and internal maintenance space made them better suited to those conditions. Their crews could also refuel and rearm a flotilla within two hours after convoy duty. That turnaround required willing, highly motivated sailors as much as design advantages.