In the early 1990’s Atalanta Mary was modified with the fitting of twin rudders in place of the single lifting original. This was influenced by the number of rudder blade failures and a desire to maintain a balanced helm with shallower draft.
Could say lots of stuff here.
And wouldn’t it be good to have a picture or two?

Any maybe links to the relevant Technical Papers

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