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German [[battleship]] in [[World War II]], named after [[Otto von Bismarck]].


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Design of this ship started in [[1934]]. During the design process it turned out that the standard displacement was 42,600 tons, which was well over the allowed 35,000 tons, as laid down in a naval agreement with [[Great Britain]]. The ship's keel was laid down at the [[Blohm and Voss]] shipyard in [[Hamburg]] on [[July 1]], [[1936]]; the vessel was launched on [[February 14]], [[1939]] and commissioned in August [[1940]]. Her sister ship, <i>[[Tirpitz]]</i>, was commissioned in February [[1941]].

Because of the British numerical superiority in battleships, [[Hitler]] ordered the [[Kriegsmarine]] to target allied merchant shipping. <i>Bismarck</i> set off on this mission on her maiden voyage, leaving port on [[May 18]], [[1941]]. Three days later, she was spotted by allied reconaissance while refueling in a Norwegian fjord.

On [[May 24]], [[1941]], accompanied by the heavy [[cruiser]] <i>[[Prinz Eugen]]</i>, she was engaged in battle by the British [[battlecruiser]] [[HMS Hood|HMS <i>Hood</i>]] and the newly commissioned [[battleship]] [[HMS Prince of Wales|HMS <i>Prince of Wales</i>]]. It is believed that one of <i>Bismarck</i>'s shells penetrated the relatively thin side armor of ''Hood'' and struck a powder magazine. <i>Hood</i> exploded and sank, taking all but three of the 1,418 crewmembers with her. ''Prince of Wales'', half its guns out of action, escaped under a smokescreen. <i>Bismarck</i> headed for France, in need of repairs, but was hit by a torpedo from a plane from the [[aircraft carrier]] [[HMS Victorious|HMS <i>Victorious</i>. She managed to escape her pursuers for the next 36 hours before being discovered by a reconnaisance plane. On [[May 26]], at dusk, she was attacked by British Swordfish torpedo planes from the [[aircraft carrier]] [[HMS Ark Royal|HMS <i>Ark Royal</i>]]. One torpedo hit jammed her rudder and steering gear, and she was rendered unmanoeuvrable. On the early morning of [[May 27]], [[1941]] she was engaged in an eighty-eight minute battle with
[[HMS King George V|HMS <i>King George V</i>]],
[[HMS Rodney|HMS <i>Rodney</i>]],
[[HMS Norfolk|HMS <i>Norfolk</i>]], and
[[HMS Dorsetshire|HMS <i>Dorsetshire</i>]].
After several shell hits and five or six torpedo hits she finally sank at 10:40 PM. Only 115 of 2,206 sailors survived.

The wreck of <i>Bismarck</i> was discovered in June [[1989]] by [[Dr. Robert Ballard]], the marine archeologist also responsible for finding the [[S.S. Titanic]]. <i>Bismarck</i> rests at depth of approximately 4,700 meters (15,500 ft.) at about 650 kilometers west of [[Brest, France]]. Analysis of the wreck showed extensive damage by shelling and torpedo hits, but also indicated that the Germans scuttled the ship to hasten its sinking.

Nearly a hundred ships of all kinds were deployed to operate with, against, or because of
<i>[[Bismarck]]</i>.

* The German heavy [[cruiser]] <i>[[Prinz Eugen]]</i>
* The German [[destroyer|Zerst&ouml;rer]] [[Zerstorer Hans Lody|<i>Hans Lody</i> (Z-10)]], [[Zerstorer Friedrich Eckoldt|<i>Friedrich Eckoldt</i> (Z-16)]], and [[Zerstorer Z-23|Z-23]].
* The German [[U-boat|submarines]] [[Unterseeboot 43|U-43]], [[Unterseeboot 46|U-46]], [[Unterseeboot 48|U-48]], [[Unterseeboot 66|U-66]], [[Unterseeboot 74|U-74]], [[Unterseeboot 93|U-93]], [[Unterseeboot 94|U-94]], [[Unterseeboot 98|U-98]], [[Unterseeboot 108|U-108]], [[Unterseeboot 552|U-552]], [[Unterseeboot 556|U-556]], and [[Unterseeboot 557|U-557]].
* The German weather ship [[Sachsenwald]].

* The British [[battleship|battleships]] [[HMS King George V|HMS <i>King George V</i>]], [[HMS Prince of Wales|HMS <i>Prince of Wales</i>]], [[HMS Ramillies|HMS <i>Ramillies</i>]], [[HMS Revenge|HMS <i>Revenge</i>]], [[HMS Rodney|HMS <i>Rodney</i>]], [[HMS Repulse|HMS <i>Repulse</i>]], [[HMS Hood|HMS <i>Hood</i>]], and [[HMS Renown|HMS <i>Renown</i>]].
* The British [[aircraft carriers]] [[HMS Victorious|HMS <i>Victorious</i>]] and [[HMS Ark Royal|HMS <i>Ark Royal</i>]]
* The British heavy [[cruiser|cruisers]] [[HMS Suffolk|HMS <i>Suffolk</i>]], [[HMS Norfolk|HMS <i>Norfolk</i>]], [[HMS Dorsetshire|HMS <i>Dorsetshire</i>]], and [[HMS London|HMS <i>London</i>]].
* The British light [[cruiser|cruisers]] [[HMS Kenya|HMS <i>Kenya</i>]], [[HMS Galatea|HMS <i>Galatea</i>]], [[HMS Aurora|HMS <i>Aurora</i>]], [[HMS Neptune|HMS <i>Neptune</i>]], [[HMS Hermione|HMS <i>Hermione</i>]], [[HMS Edinburgh|HMS <i>Edinburgh</i>]], [[HMS Manchester|HMS <i>Manchester</i>]], [[HMS Arethusa|HMS <i>Arethusa</i>]], [[HMS Birmingham|HMS <i>Birmingham</i>]], and [[HMS Sheffield|HMS <i>Sheffield</i>]].
* The British [[destroyer|destroyers]] [[HMS Achates|HMS <i>Achates</i>]], [[HMS Antelope|HMS <i>Antelope</i>]], [[HMS Anthony|HMS <i>Anthony</i>]], [[HMS Echo|HMS <i>Echo</i>]], [[HMS Somali|HMS <i>Somali</i>]], [[HMS Eskimo|HMS <i>Eskimo</i>]], [[HMS Nestor|HMS <i>Nestor</i>]], [[HMS Jupiter|HMS <i>Jupiter</i>]], [[HMS Electra|HMS <i>Electra</i>]], [[HMS Icarus|HMS <i>Icarus</i>]], [[HMS Active|HMS <i>Active</i>]], [[HMS Inglefield|HMS <i>Inglefield</i>]], [[HMS Intrepid|HMS <i>Intrepid</i>]], [[HMS Assiniboine|HMS <i>Assiniboine</i>]], [[HMS Saguenay|HMS <i>Saguenay</i>]], [[HMS Lance|HMS <i>Lance</i>]], [[HMS Legion|HMS <i>Legion</i>]], [[HMS Columbia|HMS <i>Columbia</i>]], [[HMS Punjabi|HMS <i>Punjabi</i>]], [[HMS Winsor|HMS <i>Winsor</i>]], [[HMS Mashona|HMS <i>Mashona</i>]], [[HMS Cossack|HMS <i>Cossack</i>]], [[HMS Sikh|HMS <i>Sikh</i>]], [[HMS Zulu|HMS <i>Zulu</i>]], [[HMS Maori|HMS <i>Maori</i>]], [[HMS Tartar|HMS <i>Tartar</i>]], [[HMS Faulknor|HMS <i>Faulknor</i>]], [[HMS Foresight|HMS <i>Foresight</i>]], [[HMS Forester,|HMS <i>Forester,</i>]], [[HMS Foxhound,|HMS <i>Foxhound,</i>]], [[HMS Fury|HMS <i>Fury</i>]], and [[HMS Hesperus|HMS <i>Hesperus</i>]].
* The British [[submarine|submarines]] [[British submarine H-44|H-44]], [[British submarine P-31|P-31]], [[HMS Minerve|HMS <i>Minerve</i>]], [[HMS Sealion|HMS <i>Sealion</i>]], [[HMS Seawolf|HMS <i>Seawolf</i>]], [[HMS Tigris|HMS <i>Tigris</i>]], [[HMS Sturgeon|HMS <i>Sturgeon</i>]], and [[HMS Pandora|HMS <i>Pandora</i>]].

* The Polish [[destroyer]] [[Polish destroyer Piorun|<i>Piorun</i>]]

* The Swedish seaplane [[cruiser]] [[Flygplanskryssare Gotland|<i>Gotland</i>]]

* The Spanish heavy [[cruiser]] [[Spanish cruiser Canarias|<i>Canarias</i>]]

* The [[US Coast Guard]] [[cutter]] [[USCGC Modoc|<i>USCGC Modoc</i> (WPG 46)]]

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