What it's like to spend the night aboard a combat-tested US Navy destroyer

USS Thomas Hudner.

US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jonathan Nye

• Business Insider recently spent a night aboard a US Navy destroyer sailing from England to France.
• Our reporter got an inside look at daily life for sailors on USS Thomas Hudner.
• Sailors explained what they like about being on the ship, as well as some of the challenges.

ENGLISH CHANNEL — About a year and a half before Business Insider stepped aboard the US Navy destroyer USS Thomas Hudner...