Which warship took the most damage and still survived?
Short answerSMS Seydlitz is a leading answer because she barely reached harbor after Jutland while extraordinarily deeply flooded.
NotesSMS Seydlitz is a leading candidate for the most heavily damaged warship to survive. By the time she approached harbor after Jutland, so much of her mass was below the waterline that she resembled a submarine or iceberg. The image captures how close the battlecruiser came to foundering despite remaining under her own control. Her return makes the case useful for studying the limits of damage tolerance and the effort required to save a badly flooded capital ship.