Comments by "Sar Jim" (@sarjim4381) on "The Extraordinary Voyage of the USS Marblehead" video.

Once again, the most important assets of the USN was its training in damage control. It saved more ships than any kind of armament. Marblehead was just one heroic story out of many as damage control teams struggled to save what the enemy thought was already lost.
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@glenchapman3899 The Navy has always said the every sailor is a member of the damage control team. They did have some damage control experts, but their job was mostly to direct the other crew on how to control the flooding and fires from the damage. I don't know if it's still the case but, at one time, every crew member of every warship spent at least a couple hours a week learning about and practicing damage control measures. Combined with the generally high quality of materials, workmanship, and subdivision of each ship, many more Navy warship survived attacks and many more sailors lived than if damage control wasn't such an important part of Navy training.
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