How do the losses of Maine, Arizona, Roma, and Hood compare when their magazines detonate?
Short answerThe physical damage differs, but once a magazine detonates the practical result is the catastrophic destruction of the ship.
NotesMaine, Arizona, Roma, and Hood suffered different magazine-explosion damage sequences. The panel acknowledges differences in how their hulls were damaged or broken apart. Those distinctions offer little comfort once a main magazine detonates. In every example, the stored propellant and ammunition turn the internal casualty into a ship-destroying event, making prevention and magazine protection more important than fine comparisons of the final wreck.