Bismarck-class battleship
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The Bismarck-class battleship was a pair of powerful German World War II capital ships, including the famous Bismarck and Tirpitz, known for their heavy armament, strong armor, and significant role in naval warfare.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bismarck-class battleship canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battleship class
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capital ship class ⓘ |
| aircraftFacilities | catapults for floatplanes ⓘ |
| antiAircraftArmament |
10.5 cm AA guns
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2 cm AA guns ⓘ 3.7 cm AA guns ⓘ |
| armorBeltThickness | up to about 320 mm ⓘ |
| armorDeckThickness | up to about 120 mm ⓘ |
| armorTurretFaceThickness | up to about 360 mm ⓘ |
| beam | about 36 meters ⓘ |
| builtAt |
Blohm & Voss shipyard (Bismarck)
NERFINISHED
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Kriegsmarinewerft Wilhelmshaven (Tirpitz) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carriedAircraftType | Arado Ar 196 seaplanes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | late 1930s ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| crewComplement | about 2000 men ⓘ |
| designedAs | ocean-going battleship ⓘ |
| designedBy | German naval architects ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | over 50000 tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | about 41700 tons ⓘ |
| fateOfLeadShip | Bismarck sunk in May 1941 ⓘ |
| fateOfSecondShip | Tirpitz sunk in 1944 ⓘ |
| fireControl |
centralized fire-control system
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optical rangefinders ⓘ |
| hasPart |
German battleship Bismarck
NERFINISHED
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German battleship Tirpitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Treaty limitations and interwar battleship design trends ⓘ |
| legacy | symbol of German naval power in World War II ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | about 251 meters ⓘ |
| mainBattery | 8 × 38 cm (15 in) guns ⓘ |
| mainBatteryConfiguration | 4 twin turrets ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 30 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Otto von Bismarck (lead ship)
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Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia, called Tirpitz (Tirpitz) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalArchitectureType | fast battleship ⓘ |
| notableFor |
heavy armament
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high speed for a battleship ⓘ role in Atlantic naval warfare ⓘ strong armor protection ⓘ |
| numberOfUnitsBuilt | 2 ⓘ |
| operator | Kriegsmarine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRole | surface warfare ⓘ |
| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| secondaryBattery | 12 × 15 cm guns ⓘ |
| strategicPurpose |
commerce raiding in the Atlantic
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deterrence against Royal Navy ⓘ |
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