Nubian steers home after losing her stern

HMS Nubian's stern was blown away aft of Y turret during the same fighting. Her rudders were lost, but the propellers and shafts survived, allowing the crew to steer home by varying shaft power. The damage resembles HMS Eskimo's lost bow in Norway, and the Tribal class's strength raises questions about what bomb type could have caused such destruction. Reports and aircraft attributions do not identify the weapon with confidence, so the episode offers a damage-control lesson alongside a warning about over-precise ordnance claims.