[Vanders9]

It was a very minor combatant though. And I dont think he was very comfortable in the role.

[Cheburashka]

A ship is a ship, it costs millions of pounds and admirals in the Royal Navy believed he was capable of captaining it without running it aground. And he didn’t, you will note. Many(most?) naval officers never get to that level of responsibility.

I’m not sure how you arrive at your opinion about his comfort level. I’m not sure what you could possibly base that on, seeing as how he didn’t have to join the navy in the first place, and certainly had the option of resigning his commission after a certain period of time, as do all officers. But whatever you base your opinion on, you are entitled to it, of course.