German battleship Bismarck

	Bismarck in 1940
History
Namesake:	Otto von Bismarck
Bigger:	Blohm & Voss, Hamburg
Laid doun:	1 July 1936
Launched:	14 February 1939
Commissioned:	24 August 1940
Honours an; awairds:	3 times mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht
Fate:	list error: <br /> list (help); Scuttled follaein incapacitatin battle damage, 27 Mey 1941 in the North Atlantic ; 48°10′N 16°12′W / 48.167°N 16.200°W
General chairacteristics
Cless an teep:	Bismarck-cless battleship
Displacement:	list error: mixed text and list (help); 41,700 t (41,000 long tons; 46,000 short tons) staundart; 50,300 t (49,500 long tons; 55,400 short tons) full load;
Lenth:	list error: mixed text and list (help); 241.6 m (793 ft) waterline; 251 m (823 ft) overall;
Beam:	36 m (118 ft)
Draft:	9.3 m (31 ft) staundart
Propulsion:	list error: mixed text and list (help); 12 Wagner superheated boilers;; 3 geared turbines;; 3 three-blade screws; 150,170 shp (111.98 MW);
Speed:	30.01 knots (55.58 km/h; 34.53 mph) during trials
Range:	8,870 nmi (16,430 km; 10,210 mi) at 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph)
Complement:	list error: mixed text and list (help); 103 officers; 1,962 enlisted men;
Airmament:	list error: mixed text and list (help); 8 × 38 cm (15 in) SK C/34 (4 × 2); 12 × 15 cm (5.9 in) SK C/28 (6 × 2); 16 × 10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK C/33 (8 × 2); 16 × 3.7 cm (1.5 in) SK C/30 (8 × 2); 12 × 2 cm (0.79 in) FlaK 30 (12 × 1);
Airmour:	list error: mixed text and list (help); Belt: 320 mm (13 in); Turrets: 360 mm (14 in); Main deck: 100 tae 120 mm (3.9 tae 4.7 in);
Aircraft carried:	4 × Arado Ar 196 floatplanes
Aviation facilities:	1 double-endit catapult

Bismarck wis the first o twa Bismarck-cless battleships biggit for the German Kriegsmarine.

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↑ Bismarck's draft at full load wis 9.9 metres (32 ft 6 in).^[1]
↑ Ane wirk claims a speed o 31.1 knots (57.6 km/h; 35.8 mph).^[2]

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↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Gröner, p. 33.
↑ Jackson, p. 24.

[2] Bismarck's draft at full load wis 9.9 metres (32 ft 6 in).^[1]

[4] Ane wirk claims a speed o 31.1 knots (57.6 km/h; 35.8 mph).^[2]

[FOOTNOTEGröner33-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Gröner, p. 33.

[FOOTNOTEJackson24-3] Jackson, p. 24.

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German battleship Bismarck

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History
Bismarck in 1940

Namesake:	Otto von Bismarck
Bigger:	Blohm & Voss, Hamburg
Laid doun:	1 July 1936
Launched:	14 February 1939
Commissioned:	24 August 1940
Honours an awairds:	3 times mentioned in the Wehrmachtbericht
Fate:	list error: <br /> list (help) Scuttled follaein incapacitatin battle damage, 27 Mey 1941 in the North Atlantic 48°10′N 16°12′W / 48.167°N 16.200°W / 48.167; -16.200
General chairacteristics
Cless an teep:	Bismarck-cless battleship
Displacement:	list error: mixed text and list (help) 41,700 t (41,000 long tons; 46,000 short tons) staundart 50,300 t (49,500 long tons; 55,400 short tons) full load
Lenth:	list error: mixed text and list (help) 241.6 m (793 ft) waterline 251 m (823 ft) overall
Beam:	36 m (118 ft)
Draft:	9.3 m (31 ft) staundart^{[lower-alpha 1]}
Propulsion:	list error: mixed text and list (help) 12 Wagner superheated boilers; 3 geared turbines; 3 three-blade screws 150,170 shp (111.98 MW)
Speed:	30.01 knots (55.58 km/h; 34.53 mph) during trials^[1]^{[lower-alpha 2]}
Range:	8,870 nmi (16,430 km; 10,210 mi) at 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph)
Complement:	list error: mixed text and list (help) 103 officers 1,962 enlisted men
Airmament:	list error: mixed text and list (help) 8 × 38 cm (15 in) SK C/34 (4 × 2) 12 × 15 cm (5.9 in) SK C/28 (6 × 2) 16 × 10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK C/33 (8 × 2) 16 × 3.7 cm (1.5 in) SK C/30 (8 × 2) 12 × 2 cm (0.79 in) FlaK 30 (12 × 1)
Airmour:	list error: mixed text and list (help) Belt: 320 mm (13 in) Turrets: 360 mm (14 in) Main deck: 100 tae 120 mm (3.9 tae 4.7 in)
Aircraft carried:	4 × Arado Ar 196 floatplanes
Aviation facilities:	1 double-endit catapult