[Goose]

It is still a bit unclear what got hit and where it was located. If a ship is undergoing repair it is generally unable to execute effective damage control. Admittedly, this isn't a Russian "strength" even when the ship is operational, but at least in theory it is possible. While under repair, watertight bulkheads are often full of holes and watertight doors have all kinds of cables/hoses running through them. Major parts of the firefighting system itself are usually offline. This problem was clearly demonstrated in the case of the USS Bonhomme Richard. That is also one reason why the shipyards require so many "fire watchers" during welding operations. If a fire starts, it needs to be extinguished while it is small. If it isn't, it likely will do massive damage.

If one of the ships was actually in a drydock and said drydock was pumped dry, the ship basically has no organic firefighting capability. There is no water for the uptake pumps to access. The support system that actually holds the ship upright is also not designed to absorb missile hits. The ship will pretty much for sure fall off it's supports if any of them fail, and there is no way it can put out a fire. The ship is designed to be supported by the water. In drydock, it is supported by a structure built to match the ship. Without that structure, the ship will undoubtedly be very seriously damaged at best, fire or no fire.

[Goose]

It is still a bit unclear what got hit and where it was located. If a ship is undergoing repair it is generally unable to execute effective damage control. Admittedly, this isn't a Russian "strength" even when the ship is operational, but at least in theory it is possible. While under repair, watertight bulkheads are often full of holes and watertight doors have all kinds of cables/hoses running through them. Major parts of the firefighting system itself are usually offline. This problem was clearly demonstrated in the case of the USS Bonhomme Richard. That is also one reason why the shipyards require so many "fire watchers" during welding operations. If a fire starts, it needs to be extinguished while it is small. If it isn't, it likely will do massive damage.

If one of the ships was actually in a drydock and said drydock was pumped dry, the ship basically has no organic firefighting capability. There is no water for the uptake pumps to access. The support system that actually holds the ship upright is also not designed to absorb missile hits. The ship will pretty much for sure fall off it's supports if any of them fail, and there is no way it can put out a fire. The ship is designed to be supported by the water. In drydock, it is supported by a structure built to match the ship. Without that structure, the ship will undoubtedly be very seriously damaged at best, fire or no fire.