Steam pipes are more vulnerable than electric cables and more difficult to repair or replace, and for this reason the use of steam to drive machinery is usually confined to the main machinery spaces and to other parts of the ship behind armour .
Imibhobho yomphunga yeyona isemngciphekweni kunaleyo yombane ekulungisweni okanye ekufakweni kwemitsha, nganxa yoko ukusetyenziswa komphunga ekusebenziseni umatshini kudla ngokubekwa kwizithuba zomatshini abakhulu nakwezinye iindawo zenqanawa emva kwesixhobo sokunqabisa inqanawa.