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Originally Posted by Tessa
In reality severely damaging ships did cause a lot of problems, effectively removing the ship from service till it was able to get repaired; which in the cases of large warships or tankers could be months.
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I recently re-read Robert Massie's Castles of Steel, an account of how Britain and Germany (and, more interestingly, how their admirals) used their fleets in the Great War.
One recurring theme is how handling damaged ships became a logistical nightmare. In some cases, both Admiralties would have preferred the ship to be sunk outright (if the crews could be brought off), rather than work out how and where to repair a cripple.