Originally Posted by
FlightlessParrot
One answer seems to be the report that there were only about 160 crew on board:
https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-...ort-san-diego/
You'd also assume, in any case, that damage control parties, and especially those in command of them, would have different priorities and risk-assessments alongside, compared to at sea in combat.
Float Fight Move or Float Move Fight are the two usual DC priorities in harbour of in combat.
Fighting big shipboard fires is hard. Lots of things to think about as well as firefighting. Bristol and Bulwark reminded the RN about that. You need a lot of manpower for boundary cooling, stability and disposal of the fire fighting water are major issues and then shore-side fire brigades are usually more worried about saving lives than putting out a fire and saving a ship.
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