Why did British battlecruisers suffer magazine explosions?
Short answerThey were often used in battle-line conditions that constrained their designed advantage of high-speed manoeuvre.
NotesBritish battlecruisers were never designed to suffer habitual magazine explosions. Several were lost that way while fighting in conditions that did not suit their survival concept. High-speed manoeuvre to port or starboard was meant to complicate enemy fire. A rigid battle line removed that freedom, turning an operational employment problem into an apparent indictment of the entire ship type.