Fort Victoria illustrates the shift toward modular supplies, replenishment at sea, and onboard workshops. A supply ship can deliver boxed replacement components or raw materials to the repair spaces already carried by a cruiser, carrier, or other large combatant. This distributes repair capacity across the fleet while concentrating transport and inventory in the replenishment ship. Specialist repair vessels remain useful for work that exceeds those onboard skills or spaces, while routine support can be spread across the force.
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Modular replenishment reduces demand for repair ships
Modern replenishment ships can deliver modular replacement parts and materials to the workshops already aboard larger warships, reducing the demand for a separate repair hull.