Baden's central damage-control position was in the lower conning tower, connected by telephone and voice pipe to pumps and subsidiary stations. A pendulum indicated heel and trim, while a board recorded compartment capacities and the effects of flooding. Coloured pegs marked the actual flooding condition. The officer in charge could act independently, consulting the captain when a decision seriously affected buoyancy or fighting value. Crew instruction covered subdivision and the pumping, flooding, and draining arrangements, supported by a model found aboard.
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How Baden coordinated underwater damage control
Flooding information, communications, and delegated authority helped Baden's damage-control officer coordinate action below decks.