My grandpa served on the USS Pondera in WW2.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Pondera_(APA-191)
He said you never wanted to go below deck where the marines were. It was always covered in vomit. Also said they were the dumbest sons a bitches he ever seen. Ain't no way he was going running up that beachhead.
Honestly with where I live (landlocked for thousands of miles) I find large boats are terrifying. A canoe or little boat is fine but much like being up high, being out at sea is not natural. Ever been deep sea fishing? Fucking nerve racking. A boat the size of a building? Might as well be a gilded water coffin. Yes, I have thalassophobia. I'm also uncomfortable with docks and things like that too.
Pic is the only reasonable size a boat should be. Going any bigger is like using numbers bigger than your fingers. There is no need.
