How a Ship Carried Tons of Gunpowder Without Blowi

There was a reason a wooden warship could carry tons of gunpowder without becoming a floating bomb. Every barrel, every cartridge, every lantern, every locked door was part of a system built around one terrifying possibility: fire reaching the magazine. But systems have weak points. From the dark powder magazines of the Age of Sail to the explosions that shocked naval warfare, this is a look beneath the decks at the hidden engineering, discipline, and forgotten precautions that kept warships alive.