The most important requirement of a warship's hull is that it should withstand damage in action . The stresses to which a ship may be subjected are illustrated in fig .3-15 .
Eyona nto ibalulekileyo nefunekayo esiqwini senqanawa kukuba masikwazi ukumelana nomonakalo ngeli lixa isebenza. Iintlobo ntlobo zoxinzelelo ezinokuthi ziyixinzelele inqanawa ziboniswe kwisazobe sesi-3-15.