Complex sentence: While in Malta She was docked and repaired at the Malta Dry Docks day after day she was attacked by german planes and the crew worked to fix shrapnel holes wich where plugged with wood earning her the nickname "pepperpot" and sailed for Gibraltar on 8 April.
Split into simpler sentences: While in Malta She was docked and repaired at the Malta Dry Docks. Day after day she was attacked by German planes and the crew worked to fix shrapnel holes which where plugged with wood, earning her the nickname "Pepperpot" and sailed for Gibraltar on 8 April.