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  2. Bismarck-class battleship - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. German battleship Bismarck - Wikipedia

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    The British battleship scored a hit on Bismarck with her sixth salvo, but the German ship found her mark with her first salvo. One of the shells struck the bridge on Prince of Wales , though it did not explode and instead exited the other side, killing everyone in the ship's command centre, save Captain John Leach , the ship's commanding ...

  4. Category:Bismarck-class battleships - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. List of battleships - Wikipedia

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    The list of battleships includes all battleships built between 1859 and 1946, listed alphabetically.. The boundary between ironclads and the first battleships, the so-called 'pre-dreadnought battleship', is not obvious, as the characteristics of the pre-dreadnought evolved in the period from 1875 to 1895.

  6. 38 cm SK C/34 naval gun - Wikipedia

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    During repairs after Operation Tungsten, the 38 cm SK C/34 naval guns of the Bismarck-class battleship Tirpitz were modified to allow their use against aircraft, being supplied with specially-fuzed 38 cm shells for barrage anti aircraft fire, [7] in a manner similar to the Japanese San Shiki "Beehive" shells fired by the Yamato-class and other ...

  7. Ernst Lindemann - Wikipedia

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    Bismarck ' s alarm sounded for the last time at 08:00 on the morning of 27 May 1941. Norfolk sighted the Bismarck at 08:15, and the battleship HMS Rodney opened fire on Bismarck at 08:48. Bismarck returned fire at 08:49. Further involved in the final battle were the battleship HMS King George V and the cruisers Norfolk and HMS Dorsetshire ...

  8. Operation Rheinübung - Wikipedia

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    Vice-Admiral Günther Lütjens had successfully commanded the Operation Berlin mission before being appointed as the fleet commander for Operation Rheinübung. Operation Rheinübung (German: Unternehmen Rheinübung) was the last sortie into the Atlantic by the new German battleship Bismarck and heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen on 18–27 May 1941, during World War II.

  9. Category:German battleship Bismarck - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "German battleship Bismarck" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...