Could a bomb pass through a ship before exploding?

Could a bomb pass through a ship before exploding?

Yes. A bomb could pass through thin structure and explode outside the ship, depending on its path and when its fuze operated.

A bomb's path depended on where it struck and its angle of approach. Some bombs could skip over a ship, while others passed through comparatively thin structure. In one destroyer example, a bomb crossed the open bridge structure and passed through its side before exploding outside. The destroyer's identity is not recalled, so the example supports the mechanism without identifying a particular ship.