Can military naval vessels easily survive any hurricane/typhoon?

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Naval vessels, including aircraft carriers and smaller ships, are designed to withstand severe weather, but no ship can guarantee survival in extreme conditions like hurricanes or typhoons. Training schedules may be adjusted due to inclement weather, as safety and operational readiness are prioritized. Larger ships tend to handle rough seas better due to their mass and structural integrity, but they still face significant risks, especially when fully loaded. Oil tankers and container ships are more stable when fully loaded, while partially loaded vessels can become unstable in heavy seas. Ultimately, while naval and commercial ships are built for durability, they are not invincible against nature's forces.
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BarnRat said:
This question is for any naval military folk out there . . .

Can naval vessels, from the largest aircraft carriers down to the smaller ships, easily survive severe ocean weather like hurricanes and typhoons? If so, do they even change their training schedules due to bad weather?
Actually, I googled the question to see if there were any record os such a thing. I was stationed on 3 different U.S.; Navy
aircraft carriers, and we experience 5 different typhoons. One of which, we did end up in the 'Eye" of the typhoon. This was in the South China sea of the coast of Laos and Vietnam in the time period of 1958 - 1960. Sorry, don't remmerber which cruise this happened, but it did happen. My thoughts were '"how beautiful" , but "now how do we get out? the same way."
 

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