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Bismarck (battleship)

1939–1941 · 20th century · Also known as German battleship Bismarck

Bismarck was a German battleship built by Blohm & Voss at Hamburg, launched in 1939 and commissioned in 1940. On her only operation, in May 1941, she sank the British battlecruiser Hood in the Denmark Strait. Pursued by the Royal Navy, she was crippled by a torpedo from a Swordfish aircraft and sunk on 27 May 1941 with the loss of most of her crew.

Bismarck (battleship)
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Bismarck (battleship). In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/bismarck-battleship
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