>You did the right thing. Well done - The girls don't have the
>context to know this, but "well done" is (I am told) traditionally one
>of the highest compliments a sailor can receive, which is why
>Shimakaze reacts the way she does. Coming from Tatsuta, it's high
>praise indeed.

It probably works out similar to being "mentioned in dispatches"¹. That would make it more than simply saying "you did good" but rather along the lines of "you did good and I'm taking note of it."

1: When the after-action report mentions you by name rather than saying something like "elements of 3Plt BCoy."