My finding is that it's lost only from close hits. I think that's really a good solution - the hull was indeed sturdy and could stand a shakeup from a more distant explosion, even if there were some damage inside.
And generally, the way I'm killed by depth charges is not through instant death or flooding, but through being crushed after having my hull heavily damaged at significant depths.
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