diff --git a/Resources/Locale/en-US/_DV/damage-examine/structures.ftl b/Resources/Locale/en-US/_DV/damage-examine/structures.ftl
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index 00000000000..1d01a5eb7d1
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+++ b/Resources/Locale/en-US/_DV/damage-examine/structures.ftl
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# Base structure damage examine values
+comp-structure-damaged-1 = It looks fully intact.
+comp-structure-damaged-2 = It has a few scratches.
+comp-structure-damaged-3 = It has a few large dents.
+comp-structure-damaged-4 = [color=yellow]It has several big cracks running along its surface.[/color]
+comp-structure-damaged-5 = [color=orange]It has deep cracks across multiple layers.[/color]
+comp-structure-damaged-6 = [color=red]It's extremely damaged and on the verge of falling apart.[/color]
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diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Structures/base_structure.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Structures/base_structure.yml
index 99c5c62b4ea..69207334af2 100644
--- a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Structures/base_structure.yml
+++ b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Structures/base_structure.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@
   - type: Tag
     tags:
       - Structure
+  # BEGIN DeltaV
+  - type: ExaminableDamage
+    messages: BaseStructureMessages
+  # END DeltaV
 
 - type: entity
   # This means that it's not anchored on spawn.
diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/_DV/Damage/examine_messages.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/_DV/Damage/examine_messages.yml
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index 00000000000..de155c7b353
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+++ b/Resources/Prototypes/_DV/Damage/examine_messages.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+- type: localizedDataset
+  id: BaseStructureMessages
+  values:
+    prefix: comp-structure-damaged-
+    count: 6
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