seagoing quality

Further, the seagoing qualities had not fully been researched in the old Russian ships.

During the delivery voyage, her seagoing qualities had proved to be exceptionally fine.

The old ship's seagoing qualities were also bad.

All witnesses with experience in her had deposed to her very excellent seagoing qualities.

These ships were designed to have good seagoing qualities and maneuverability so that they could cross a dangerous bar on their regular run.

Their major disadvantages are poor seagoing qualities, cramped quarters and poor ability to defend themselves against aerial threat.

The R class was much liked in the Finnish Navy, due to their low fuel consumption and their good seagoing qualities.

The design was good, giving the boats excellent seagoing qualities, fast speed and a light construction, and thanks to their wooden hull, resistance to magnetic mines.

Compared to the British "scout" type the German ships were bigger, slower and less maneuverable than their British counterparts but, through a successive series of classes, improved consistently in seagoing qualities.

This was the first liner to have a straight stern like a warship; and the advantages of this type of stern were revealed in terms of speed, vibration, steering and seagoing qualities.

It was necessary to armour the ships as well as possible against return gunfire, but also important to create ships with good seagoing qualities for operations in all weathers at high speeds, and to have regard for long endurance of coal supplies.