Which cruisers or larger ships survived a main-magazine explosion without sinking?
Short answerBoise and New Orleans are the examples eventually offered, following uncertainty about the date restriction and what counts as surviving without sinking.
NotesThe date restriction is first read as after the Second World War, then reconsidered as after the First. Remaining afloat is distinguished from sinking in shallow water or being refloated. A major bomb hit is also separated from an actual magazine detonation. After consulting a list, participants offer Boise, described as surviving an eight-inch hit associated with a forward-magazine explosion. New Orleans is the torpedo-damage example, with the forward explosion removing the bow ahead of the second turret. Those identifications follow several uncertain recollections.