3 Key Points: The Bismarck, Germany's pride and the largest battleship built in Europe, was launched in 1939 and commissioned in 1940, only to meet a tragic end within eight months of service.

On May 18, 1941, the German battleship Bismarck began its first ever combat mission. It was the most powerful ship in Europe at the time, and was said to be the "invincible" pride of Hitler's navy.

Between World War I and World War II, treaties enforced the size and displacement of naval vessels. A displacement of 35,000 tons was the limit at the time of the Bismarck's construction.

Nazi Germany's two Bismarck-class battleships were the most imposing it built during World War II. The threat they posed to convoys and warships made them a special target for the Allies. British ...

With that restriction out of the way, Germany immediately began construction on the Bismarck-class battleships. Two ships, the Bismarck and Tirpitz, were planned.The ships were 821 feet long and ...

The humble WW2 hero who sank Nazi's Bismarck battleship from a flimsy wood biplane dies aged 97 Pilot 'Jock' Moffat shot a torpedo at the ship, which jammed its steering mechanism and left it ...

Three British battleships were able to decimate the Bismarck on May 27, 1941 near the port of Brest in northern France. Of the 2,000-member crew, only 115 survived.

A Knaresborough man who helped arm planes which hunted down and sank the Nazi battleship Bismarck almost eight decades ago this week, has been remembered by his son. Did you know with a Digital ...

Screen grab of the ship’s bell of HMS Hood plucked from the ocean floor on Aug 7, 2015. In May 1941, the British battlecruiser HMS Hood chased down the German battleship Bismarck in an attempt ...

3 Key Points: The Bismarck, Germany’s pride and the largest battleship built in Europe, was launched in 1939 and commissioned in 1940, only to meet a tragic end within eight months of service ...