Were Queen Mary's ammunition procedures the decisive reason she blew up at Jutland?
Short answerYes. Tiger's survival after similar hits is used to support the importance of correct ammunition handling and uncompromised internal barriers.
NotesUnsafe ammunition handling is identified as the decisive cause of Queen Mary's explosion. HMS Tiger took comparable hits in similar positions without blowing up. Her captain maintained the ammunition procedures and kept watertight doors and bulkheads uncompromised, instead of opening the path for faster ammunition movement. His refusal to accept dangerous instructions is used to explain the different outcome.