Before the advent of electricity and the age of Iron ships, what were some of the methods captains on tall wooden ships used to mitigate the risk of fire at sea?

by El_Guapo

Looking back in time and considering all a wooden ship must do to survive a voyage at sea, it seems like the risk of Fire is practically insurmountable.

Surging waves, raging storms, and fires lit by whale oil aboard a ship constructed of pure kindling. While I know that lamps were tied down and secured, and surely the lights would need to be put out in a raging storm, but surely unforeseen circumstances were pretty common on an ocean voyage, especially at night.

Perhaps it's a ridiculous question since the knowledge would've sunk with the ship, but do we have any estimation of approximately what percentage wooden ships might have been lost to a Navy due to fire mishaps in times of peace?

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