German battleship Bismarck
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The German battleship Bismarck was a powerful World War II Kriegsmarine warship famed for sinking HMS Hood and later being hunted down and destroyed by the Royal Navy in the Atlantic.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| German battleship Bismarck canonical | 6 |
| battleship Bismarck | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II naval ship
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battleship ⓘ capital ship ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| aircraftCarried |
Arado Ar 196
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surface form:
Arado Ar 196 floatplanes
|
| aircraftFacilities | catapults ⓘ |
| antiAircraftArmament |
10.5 cm AA guns
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2 cm AA guns ⓘ 3.7 cm AA guns ⓘ |
| attackedBy |
Fairey Swordfish
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surface form:
Fleet Air Arm Fairey Swordfish torpedo bombers
|
| beam | 36 m ⓘ |
| builder | Blohm & Voss ⓘ |
| causeOfSinking |
scuttling by own crew
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torpedo and shell damage by Royal Navy ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1940-08-24 ⓘ |
| constructionSite | Blohm & Voss shipyard, Hamburg ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| crewComplement | over 2000 officers and men ⓘ |
| damagedShip | HMS Prince of Wales ⓘ |
| dateOfSinking | 1941-05-27 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | over 50000 tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | 41700 tons ⓘ |
| draft | 9.3 m ⓘ |
| fate | sunk in the North Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
subject of extensive naval history studies
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symbol of Nazi Germany’s naval power ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1936-07-01 ⓘ |
| launched | 1939-02-14 ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | 251 m ⓘ |
| mainBattery | 8 × 38 cm SK C/34 guns ⓘ |
| mainBatteryConfiguration | 4 twin turrets ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 30 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Otto von Bismarck ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
Battle of the Denmark Strait
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final battle of 27 May 1941 ⓘ |
| operator | Kriegsmarine ⓘ |
| placeOfSinking | approximately 650 km west of Brest, Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| propulsion |
12 Wagner boilers
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| pursuedBy | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| rudderDisabledBy | aerial torpedo hit ⓘ |
| sankShip |
British battlecruiser HMS Hood
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surface form:
HMS Hood
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| secondaryBattery | 12 × 15 cm guns ⓘ |
| shaftCount | 3 ⓘ |
| shipClass | Bismarck-class battleship ⓘ |
| sisterShip |
Tirpitz
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surface form:
German battleship Tirpitz
|
| wreckDiscoveredBy | Robert Ballard ⓘ |
| wreckDiscoveryDate | 1989 ⓘ |
| wreckLocation |
Atlantic Ocean
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surface form:
North Atlantic Ocean
|
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
battleship Bismarck
subject surface form:
HMS Hood
this entity surface form:
battleship Bismarck