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Ships in the British Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815) were ranked based on military strength. The system considered the number of a ship's cannons and decks. "First-rate" was the highest ranking, and "sixth-rate" was the lowest ranking, followed by unranked ships. The size of a ship's crew was based on this ranking: first-rate ships had between 850 and 875 crewmen, while lower-ranked ships had fewer. Two of the ships in the British Royal Navy from this period were the Boyne (98 cannons and three decks) and the Britannia (120 cannons and three decks). Of these two, only the Britannia was ranked a first-rate ship. It can therefore be concluded that ________
Which choice most logically completes the text?
some ships with three decks had a crew of fewer than 850 people.
A
the Britannia needed a crew larger than 875 people in order to operate efficiently.
B
the Boyne had a larger crew than the Britannia.
C
all ships with at least 98 cannons had a crew of at least 850 people.
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