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Ship Information



Ship Information

  Ship Country Germany
  Ship Name ''Bismarck''
  Ship Ordered 16 November 1935
  Ship Builder Blohm & Voss , Hamburg
  Ship Laid Down 1 July 1936
  Ship Launched 14 February 1939
  Ship Commissioned 24 August 1940
  Ship Fate Lost 27 May 1941 (see Controversy Section )



Ship Information

  Ship Displacement 41,700&nbsp Tonne s standard<br> 50,900&nbsptonnes full load
  Ship Length overall<br> waterline
  Ship Beam waterline
  Ship Draft standard<br> full load
  Ship Propulsion 12 Wagner high-pressure<BR> 3 Blohm & Voss geared turbines<BR> 3 three-blade propellers, 470&nbspm diameter<br>150,170&nbsphp (121&nbspMW)
  Ship Speed 308&nbsp Knots
  Ship Range 8,525 &nbsp Nm at 19&nbspknots
  Ship Complement 2,092: 103 officers 1,989 men (1941)
  Ship Armament 8&times 380&nbspmm/L485 SK-C/34 (4&times2)<br>12&times150&nbspmm/L55 SK-C/28<br>16&times105&nbspmm/L65 SK-C/37 / SK-C/33<br>16 × 37&nbspmm/L83 SK-C/30<br>12&times20&nbspmm/L65 MG C/30 (Single)<br>8&times20&nbspmm/L65 MG C/38 (Quadruple)
  Ship Armor Belt: 145 to 320&nbspmm<br>Deck: 50 to 120&nbspmm<br>Bulkheads: 220&nbspmm<br>Turrets: 130 to 360&nbspmm<br>Barbettes: 342&nbspmm <br>Conning tower: 360&nbspmm
  Ship Aircraft 4&times Arado Ar 196 A-3 , with 1 double-ended catapult