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Originally Posted by bobbymitch
It would be rougher than a cob in heavy seas. I went though the North Atlantic in December on a tin can and ,yeah, not pleasant.
Noisy? There would be a lot of fan noise and machinery noise. Nothing overbearing, but noticeable.
Probably no life boats, just automatic inflatable life rafts. These, if the same as we had, would automatically release and inflate upon the ship sinking.
Not to many warships have portholes. Some above deck windows perhaps. It can take a couple of days to get ones sea legs, but if the ship speed and ocean swells are off, yes, it can make a very unpleasant voyage. Some destroyer sized Brit and Kiwi vessels do have stabilizers (like cruise ships) to reduce rocking.
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Pretty much this. I'll add that you can look on wikipedia at the ship's specs and it will tell you how many people a ship typically carries. I have noticed that crew sizes have been getting smaller and smaller. I'll also add that it is somewhat disconcerting to see the front of your ship disappear into a wave for a while. It can also be a bit distracting when you see nothing but ocean to port and nothing but sky to starboard, or vice versa. While underway in rough seas you may hear/feel the ship creaking and groaning over and over again as if it were going to tear itself apart and plunge to the bottom of the ocean as well. So that's fun.