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A small addition to the discussion:
4-shaft designs were just as prone to debilitating stern damage as 3-shaft ones.
2 examples:
1 - Prince of Wales hit by 1 torpedo/tragic consequences
2 - VIttorio Venetto hit by 1 torpedo. This is less known, I think:
> the torpedo hit the ship in the stern, on the port side. 2000-3000tons of water were taken in. The ship immediately lost power and was dead in the water for about 20 minutes. The lucky part was that there weren't any more torpedo-bombers in the area...
After 20 minutes, VV started to move again, top speed 19kts.
Repairs lasted more than 3 months.
Cheers,
Alex