The Battleship Bismarck 1:1000

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The German battleship Bismarck was the sixth warship named after Otto von Bismarck, the father of modern Germany. It was the first of two ships in the Bismarck class, alongside its sister ship Tirpitz. The keel plates were laid down on July 1, 1936, at the Blohm & Voss shipyard in Hamburg. She received her commission on August 24, 1940. She is most famous for Operation Rheinübung, a patrol to hunt Allied convoys in the Atlantic, which began on May 18, 1941. This operation led to the Battle of Denmark Strait, where she sank the HMS Hood, the jewel of the Royal Navy, at the start of the engagement. The sinking was a devastating blow to British morale and led to the mobilization of most elements of the Royal Navy in the area to catch and sink the Bismarck. The Bismarck's steering gear was disabled by a Swordfish torpedo plane launched from the HMS Ark Royal on May 26, 1941. Her rudder was jammed at 12 degrees port. The final blows were delivered by HMS Rodney, HMS King George V, HMS Norfolk, and HMS Dorsetshire on May 27, 1941. She was ordered to be scuttled at 1000 hours that day. Only 115 of the 2,200 officers and crew aboard were rescued.