Description: BISMARCK Bismarck was the first of two Bismarck class battleships built for the German Kriegsmarine during World War II. She was laid down in Hamburg in July 1936 and launched nearly three years later in April 1939. Work was completed in August 1940, when she was commissioned into the German fleet. Along with her sister Tirpitz, Bismarck was the largest battleship ever built by Germany, and the heaviest built by any European power.Bismarck conducted only one offensive operation; she, along with the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen, were to break out into the Atlantic Ocean and raid Allied shipping from North America to Great Britain. The two ships were detected several times off Scandinavia, however, and British naval units were deployed to block their route. At the Battle of Denmark Strait, Bismarck engaged and destroyed the battlecruiser HMS Hood, and forced the battleship HMS Prince of Wales to retreat with heavy damage, although in the end Bismarck herself was hit three times and suffered an oil leak from a ruptured tank following the hits.The destruction of HMS Hood spurred a relentless pursuit by the Royal Navy by dozens of warships. Two days later, while steaming for the relative safety of occupied France, Bismarck was attacked by Swordfish torpedo bombers from the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal; one hit was scored that jammed the battleship's steering gear and rendered her unable to manoeuvre. The following morning, Bismarck was destroyed by a pair of British battleships. The cause of her sinking is disputed: some in the Royal Navy claim that torpedoes fired by the cruiser HMS Dorsetshire administered the fatal blow, while German survivors argue that they scuttled the ship. In June 1989 the location of the wreck was discovered. 6 x 4 ins PHOTOHIGH QUALITY GLOSS PHOTOGRAPHIC PAPER PLEASE NOTE - THIS IS A QUALITY MODERN COPY IN PRISTINE CONDITION
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