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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.A big mistake was made by the Bismark when she was in the Norwegian Fjord.......she along with her escort Prinz Eugen did not top off with fuel; something the Royal Navy did every time!
Armament:
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)
Armour:
Belt: 320 mm (12.6 in)
Turrets: 360 mm (14 in)
Main deck: 100 to 120 mm (3.9 to 4.7 in)
Aircraft carried: 4 Arado Ar 196 floatplanes
Aviation facilities: 1 double-ended catapult