Most of these bombs did not penetrate the ship's armoured deck as they had been dropped from too low an altitude.

Two 12-inch shells pierced her armoured deck and exploded in an ammunition room at 10:35.

The barbette extends down to the main armoured deck (red in the animation).

These ships had an armoured deck to stop plunging shells.

Another went through the armoured deck and exploded deep inside the ship.

The design was an improved version of the Iris class, with an armoured deck and better armament.

She had an armoured deck and could act as a light cruiser.

By the end of the 1870s ships could be found with full-length armoured decks and little or no side armour.

Thanks to her armoured deck however, Indefatigable was able to operate aircraft again after just five hours.

There was some damage to her superstructure but no bombs pierced the armoured deck.