Complex sentence: The ship was scuttled after sustaining heavy damage at the battle of Tsushima, she survived 12 hits by large caliber shells but was torpedoed by a destroyer which started a major fire.
Split into simpler sentences: The ship was scuttled after sustaining heavy damage at the battle of Tsushima. She survived 12 hits by large caliber shells but was torpedoed by a destroyer which started a major fire.