Firefighting gear on Type 45 destroyers had been placed where an open door could block access. Chiefs moved it to the other side of the doorway. The new position let crews reach the equipment and move it more easily. The anecdote illustrates a practical access problem discovered after the ships entered service.
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Type 45 firefighting gear and practical access
Type 45 crews moved firefighting equipment that designers had placed behind doors, showing how a logical drawing-board arrangement could obstruct access in real shipboard movement.