The amount removed or altered shows the scale of the Conte di Cavour- and Caio Duilio-class reconstructions. Their magazine layouts also explain the practical safety systems inside capital ships. Propellant charges, projectiles, and ammunition for different calibres were separated into dedicated spaces. Insulation, remote thermometers, protected lighting, sprinklers, and externally controlled flooding arrangements show how designers tried to contain the danger of ammunition fires.
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Italian battleship reconstruction and magazine protection
Plans of the Conte di Cavour and Duilio classes show how extensive reconstruction and ammunition stowage shaped their wartime form.