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The Bismarck class was a pair of fast battleships built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine shortly before the outbreak of World War II.The ships were the largest and most powerful warships built for the Kriegsmarine; displacing more than 41,000 metric tons (40,000 long tons) normally, they were armed with a battery of eight 38 cm (15 in) guns and were capable of a top speed of 30 knots (56 km/h ...
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.
1 sunk. Converted battleship hull Imperial Japanese Navy: Essex class: 24: Aircraft carrier: 265.80 m (872.0 ft) 36,380: 4 preserved, 20 scrapped United States Navy: Clemenceau class: 2: Aircraft carrier: 265 m (869 ft) 32,800: 2 scrapped French Navy Brazilian Navy. Yamato class: 2: Battleship: 263 m (863 ft) 72,809: 2 sunk Imperial Japanese ...
The H class was a series of battleship designs for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine, which were intended to fulfill the requirements of Plan Z in the late 1930s and early 1940s. . The first variation, "H-39", called for six ships to be built, essentially as enlarged Bismarck-class battleships with 40.6 cm (16 in) guns and diesel propulsi
Germany's next two capital ships were the Bismarck and the Tirpitz, armed with eight 38 cm (15 in) SK C/34 in twin turrets. On 24 May 1941, during its attempt to break out into the North Atlantic as a commerce raider, Bismarck engaged the British battleship HMS Prince of Wales and the battlecruiser HMS Hood.
Size comparison between five of the longest ships of their type. The world's longest ships are listed according to their overall length (LOA), which is the maximum length of the vessel measured between the extreme points in fore and aft.
The Battle of the Denmark Strait was a naval engagement in the Second World War, which took place on 24 May 1941 between ships of the Royal Navy and the Kriegsmarine.The British battleship HMS Prince of Wales and the battlecruiser HMS Hood fought the German battleship Bismarck and the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen, which were attempting to break out into the North Atlantic to attack Allied ...
German battleship Bismarck (1 C, 15 P) Pages in category "Bismarck-class battleships" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.