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Bismarck. / 48.167°N 16.200°W / 48.167; -16.200. Bismarck was the first of two Bismarck -class battleships built for Nazi Germany 's Kriegsmarine. Named after Chancellor Otto von Bismarck, the ship was laid down at the Blohm & Voss shipyard in Hamburg in July 1936 and launched in February 1939.
May 26, 2016 · Learn how the German battleship Bismarck was hunted and destroyed by the British fleet in May 1941, after a daring raid on Allied convoys. See photos, facts and details of the historic clash that sank the Royal Navy's Hood and killed thousands of sailors.
Mar 8, 2024 · The Bismarck was a German battleship, the largest and most powerful capital ship in the Kriegsmarine. For all its weaponry and armour, the ship was involved in only one major operation which, after the sinking of the British battlecruiser Hood, ended in the Bismarck 's destruction in the North Atlantic by a large British force on 27 May 1941.
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May 9, 2024 · Bismarck, German battleship of World War II that had a short but spectacular career. The Bismarck was laid down in 1936 and launched in 1939. It displaced 52,600 tons, mounted eight 15-inch (38-centimetre) guns, and had a speed of 30 knots. In May 1941 the battleship, which was commanded by Admiral.
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Last battle of Bismarck. The last battle of the German battleship Bismarck took place in the Atlantic Ocean approximately 300 nautical miles (560 km; 350 mi) west of Brest, France, on 26–27 May 1941 between the German battleship Bismarck and naval and air elements of the British Royal Navy.
- 26-27 May 1941
- Allied victory
- Atlantic Ocean, west of Brest
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Bismarck was the first of two Bismarck-class battleships built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine. Named after Chancellor Otto von Bismarck, the ship was laid down at the Blohm & Voss shipyard in Hamburg in July 1936 and launched in February 1939. Work was completed in August 1940, when she was commissioned into the German fleet.
Learn about the Bismarck, the first and most powerful battleship of Nazi Germany's navy, and its fateful mission in the North Atlantic in 1941. Find out how the British navy tried to stop the terror of the Bismarck and what happened to its crew and survivors.
