If you have boarding action as part of that battle, Tom Dobbs wants in. No matter how heavy the heavy hitters are among the Girls, it's his (and third person narrative that focuses on Tom's thoughts should use he/his/him despite the plumbing) Captain's ship that got hit. There MUST be repercussions. 
''We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat
them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.''
-- James Nicoll

''We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat
them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.''
-- James Nicoll