3 Key Points: The Bismarck, Germany's pride and the largest battleship built in Europe, was launched in 1939 and commissioned ...

What You Need to Know: In May 1941, the German battleship Bismarck proved formidable, sinking HMS Hood and damaging Prince of ...

The concept of a modern battleship has intrigued naval enthusiasts, with some proposals echoing unfinished projects like the ...

Charles LaFloe Sr. served in the Navy from December 2, 1955 to December 18, 1959. He attended boot camp in Great Lakes ...

The ship was sunk in 1941 by the German battleship Bismarck, with the loss of all but three of the 1,418 crew. The laying of the keel for HMS Hood got under way at John Brown Shipyard in Clydebank ...

Although it suffers from occasional poor wording, due certainly to poor translation, Bismarck: The Final Days of Germany's Greatest Battleship makes a very good read for anyone interested in naval ...

With more horsepower and less armour, they were faster than battleships and were designed ... urgently needed to be spared for a full refit. Bismarck, in contrast, was a much more modern ship.

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An account of the search-and-destroy mission against the German gunboat highlights the Brits' tactical seafaring expertise in hunting down the sleek, but deadly battleship.

On May 23, 1941, the Battleship Bismarck was on a roll. The largest and most powerful ship in the German Navy, the mighty Bismarck had broken out into the Atlantic Ocean, sunk a Royal Navy ...