There are different colors because you have:
1) Powder smoke from the explosion itself
2) Unburned powder thrown aloft by the blast, which makes a "pseudo-smoke" of its own
3) Smoke from everything else burning on board
4) Steam from the boilers going up
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Originally Posted by Saukko
In my experience, merchant vessels very rarely turn upside down as they tend to go down aft first, but warships do that more often. I have seen it a few times
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Large warships are divided by longitudinal bulkheads which separate port from starboard. This keeps the water from getting to the opposite side, hence the high probability of capsizing. Smaller warships and almost all merchants are not divided this way, so they tend to sink on an even keel. Occassionaly water from a torpedo hit will rush suddenly to the other side, causing a merchant to roll in the direction opposite the torpedo hit.
I've seen ships capsize in the game more than once, so it does happen.