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USS Texas flooding herself to keep firing

Texas's use of flooding to keep her guns in action supplies the historical example in a humorous exchange about determined warships.

Naval Gunfire Support USS Texas (BB-35)

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Question

Which other warships fit the joke of being powered by sheer spite?

Short answer

USS Texas is offered as an example because she would flood herself to keep firing.

Notes

USS Texas is the example offered in a humorous question about ships powered by sheer spite. Flooding the ship to keep shooting supplies the historical basis for the joke. The brief exchange does not explain the operation or its mechanism.