- Introduction & Background
The battleship Bismarck was built in Germany by the Hans Blohm shipyard before World War II. It was an ace battleship named after former German Prime Minister Bismarck. The ship was built in July 1936, launched in February 1939, and completed and commissioned in August 1940. It was one of the largest battleships at the time.
The German battleship Bismarck was one of the main surface combatants of the Nazi German Navy in World War II. It was the most powerful battleship built by Germany during World War II. It was the first ship of the Bismarck-class battleship of the Nazi German Navy. Entered service in 1940, with a displacement of 52,600 tons, a speed of 30 knots, and 1,600 personnel on board. The ship's weapons include 8 380mm guns, 12 150mm guns, 16 105mm guns, 16 37mm guns and 4 aircraft. In World War II, Germany used this ship to attack the Atlantic lines of communication, and was sunk by the British Navy fleet on May 27, 1941.
