A shell from "Prinz Eugen" found its way to the propelling charge/round manipulation chamber below the aft gun turrets, and a shell from "Bismarck" hit underwater below the armour belt, penetrating about into the ship's hull, about below the waterline, but was stopped by the anti-torpedo bulkhead. Fortunately for "Prince of Wales", neither shell exploded, but she still suffered minor flooding and the loss of some fuel oil. Contrary to some mistaken opinion, the shell that struck "Prince of Wales" below the waterline did not endanger her magazines, as it came to rest abreast an auxiliary machinery room.