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Originally Posted by Llarry
When the UK battle cruiser HMS Hood fought the German battleship Bismarck in May of 1941, the Hood blew up catastrophically and sank; of her 1,418 crew, only three survived. An investigation concluded that the Hood's after magazine had blown up, although there is some question about whether it was a German shell or a turret explosion.
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Almost certainly a 15'' shell through the thinly armoured top deck above the main magazine.
The Hood was due a major refit which would have included a thicker armoured upper deck to counter steeply angled shell hits but was pushed back into service as Britain's flagship to counter the active Bismarck threat.