▁significant ▁cr ater ing ▁of ▁the ▁se ab ed , ▁removing ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁sand bank ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁constructed ▁to ▁prevent ▁the ▁ship ▁from ▁caps izing . ▁One ▁bomb ▁pen etr ated ▁the ▁ship ' s ▁deck ▁between ▁tur rets ▁Anton ▁and ▁Bruno ▁but ▁failed ▁to ▁expl ode . ▁A ▁second ▁hit ▁amid ships ▁between ▁the ▁aircraft ▁cat ap ult ▁and ▁the ▁fun nel , ▁completely ▁destroy ing ▁the ▁entire ▁section ▁of ▁bel t ▁arm our ▁ab re ast ▁of ▁the ▁bomb ▁hit ▁and ▁blow ing ▁a ▁very ▁large ▁hole ▁in ▁the ▁ship ' s ▁side ▁and ▁bottom , ▁causing ▁significant ▁flo oding ▁and ▁a ▁port ▁list ▁to ▁ 6 0   de gre es . ▁A ▁third ▁bomb ▁struck ▁the ▁ship ▁on ▁the ▁port ▁side ▁of ▁tur ret ▁Ca esar , ▁eventually ▁leading ▁to ▁a ▁magazine ▁explos ion ▁that ▁caused ▁the ▁ship ▁to ▁cap size . ▁ ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁– ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁ ▁Bomb ing ▁of ▁U - bo at ▁pens , ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁– ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁▁ 1 5 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁– ▁I J mu iden ▁on ▁the ▁Dutch ▁coast , ▁ 6 1 7 ▁Squadron ▁attacked ▁U - bo at ▁pens ▁with ▁T all bo ys . ▁A ▁smoke - screen ▁h inder ed ▁the ▁bomb ing , ▁and ▁the ▁results ▁went ▁un seen . ▁▁ 1 2 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁– ▁Ber gen ▁" 3