Making blast-damaged equipment serviceable

How could a battleship handle damage from its own guns?

Crews use damage-control measures to make equipment serviceable, even when a complete repair must wait.

Heavy-gun blast damage was not unique to Nelson; many battleships damaged their own fittings to some degree. The response depended on severity and the equipment affected. Working parties used spare plates and other material to secure or patch the damage until the system was serviceable. A dockyard could complete the repair later while the ship retained as much fighting value as possible at sea.