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OLDER ARTICLES. · The Story of the Torpedoing of the Bismarck. By Mark E. Horan. Read all about the men who piloted the obsolete "Stringbags" and managed to disable our powerful battleship. · The Denmark Strait Battle, May 24th 1941. (690 Kb PDF File). By Antonio Bonomi. A detailed analysis of the famous engagement. · MarineArsenal 6.
BISMARCK ARMAMENT
The ammunition supply comprised 1,004 projectiles categorised into three different types: 38cm Psgr. L/4,4 (m.Hb), Panzersprenggranate L/4,4 (mit Haube).These were Armour Piercing (AP) shells, base fused with windshield (mit Haube), and were painted in blue colour.The task of the armour piercing shells was to penetrate armoured plates of heavily protected targets such as battleships and BATTLESHIP BISMARCK DRAWINGS AND PAINT SCHEMES Bismarck 's appearance from March to May 1941 during the sea trials in the Baltic Sea. The battleship was painted with this camouflage pattern during the winter of 1940-1941 while in Hamburg. This included three angled black and white stripes over the hull and superstructure, with the ship's ends in dark grey and false white waves. 1/100 BISMARCK MODEL BY MARKUS VAN BEEK 1/100 Bismarck Model by Markus van Beek. (by Markus van Beek, Germany) This impressive radio controlled model was built by Markus van Beek, and it is undoubtedly one of the best in the world. Markus began to work on this model in 1976, at the age of 16, using only a single drawing and a photo book. It took him 15 years to complete the model KRIEGSMARINE WARSHIP CONSTRUCTION COST Kriegsmarine Warship Construction Cost. Building Cost of Different Warships of the Kriegsmarine and other German military weapons and civilian constructions. New Wilhelmshaven Locks (IV. Entrance) RM. 250 million. German Stadium, Nuremberg. RM. 200-250 million (estimated approx.) Battleship H. PARTICIPATING WARSHIPS IN THE CHASE OF THE BISMARCK THE SHIPS INVOLVED. During the course of Operation Rheinübung almost 100 ships of all kinds were deployed to operate with, against or because of the Bismarck.The following table lists all the ships that had something to do with it, and got involved in one or another way. KRIEGSMARINE TORPEDO RECOVERY BOATS Torpedo recovery vessels of the Kriegsmarine, the German Navy of the Second World War, Torpedofangboote TF1, TF2, TF3. MINE BARRAGE BREAKERS SPERRBRECHER Mine Barrage Breakers Sperrbrecher. (Sperrbrecher) Sperrbrecher 13. More than two hundred merchant ships were requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine and converted into Sperrbrechers during the course of the war. These mine-exploding vessels sailed in front of other ships andcleared the way by
GERMAN KRIEGSMARINE DESTROYERS German Kriegsmarine Destroyers. (Zerstörer) The destroyer Z28 equipped with radar and armed with four 15cm guns. At the outbreak of the war in September 1939, the Kriegsmarine had only 21 destroyers at its disposal. The Norwegian campaign took a heavy toll on the German destroyer force that lost ten ships at Narvik and never fullyrecovered
BATTLESHIP BISMARCKINTROTECHNICALCREWMODELSGALLERYKRIEGSMARINE It has been 80 years since the Bismarck sank at 1039 hours on 27 May 1941. The end of her brief career foreshadowed the passing of the battleship era, of which she was a technological triumph and upon which she and her brave, fallen crew left an indelible mark.NAVAL ARTICLES
OLDER ARTICLES. · The Story of the Torpedoing of the Bismarck. By Mark E. Horan. Read all about the men who piloted the obsolete "Stringbags" and managed to disable our powerful battleship. · The Denmark Strait Battle, May 24th 1941. (690 Kb PDF File). By Antonio Bonomi. A detailed analysis of the famous engagement. · MarineArsenal 6.
BISMARCK ARMAMENT
The ammunition supply comprised 1,004 projectiles categorised into three different types: 38cm Psgr. L/4,4 (m.Hb), Panzersprenggranate L/4,4 (mit Haube).These were Armour Piercing (AP) shells, base fused with windshield (mit Haube), and were painted in blue colour.The task of the armour piercing shells was to penetrate armoured plates of heavily protected targets such as battleships and BATTLESHIP BISMARCK DRAWINGS AND PAINT SCHEMES Bismarck 's appearance from March to May 1941 during the sea trials in the Baltic Sea. The battleship was painted with this camouflage pattern during the winter of 1940-1941 while in Hamburg. This included three angled black and white stripes over the hull and superstructure, with the ship's ends in dark grey and false white waves. 1/100 BISMARCK MODEL BY MARKUS VAN BEEK 1/100 Bismarck Model by Markus van Beek. (by Markus van Beek, Germany) This impressive radio controlled model was built by Markus van Beek, and it is undoubtedly one of the best in the world. Markus began to work on this model in 1976, at the age of 16, using only a single drawing and a photo book. It took him 15 years to complete the model KRIEGSMARINE WARSHIP CONSTRUCTION COST Kriegsmarine Warship Construction Cost. Building Cost of Different Warships of the Kriegsmarine and other German military weapons and civilian constructions. New Wilhelmshaven Locks (IV. Entrance) RM. 250 million. German Stadium, Nuremberg. RM. 200-250 million (estimated approx.) Battleship H. PARTICIPATING WARSHIPS IN THE CHASE OF THE BISMARCK THE SHIPS INVOLVED. During the course of Operation Rheinübung almost 100 ships of all kinds were deployed to operate with, against or because of the Bismarck.The following table lists all the ships that had something to do with it, and got involved in one or another way. KRIEGSMARINE TORPEDO RECOVERY BOATS Torpedo recovery vessels of the Kriegsmarine, the German Navy of the Second World War, Torpedofangboote TF1, TF2, TF3. MINE BARRAGE BREAKERS SPERRBRECHER Mine Barrage Breakers Sperrbrecher. (Sperrbrecher) Sperrbrecher 13. More than two hundred merchant ships were requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine and converted into Sperrbrechers during the course of the war. These mine-exploding vessels sailed in front of other ships andcleared the way by
GERMAN KRIEGSMARINE DESTROYERS German Kriegsmarine Destroyers. (Zerstörer) The destroyer Z28 equipped with radar and armed with four 15cm guns. At the outbreak of the war in September 1939, the Kriegsmarine had only 21 destroyers at its disposal. The Norwegian campaign took a heavy toll on the German destroyer force that lost ten ships at Narvik and never fullyrecovered
BATTLESHIP BISMARCK
It has been 80 years since the Bismarck sank at 1039 hours on 27 May 1941. The end of her brief career foreshadowed the passing of the battleship era, of which she was a technological triumph and upon which she and her brave, fallen crew left an indelible mark. BATTLESHIP BISMARCK PHOTOS PHOTO GALLERY. On this pape you will find a large selection of photos of the battleship Bismarck during her whole career, including construction, sea trials, Atlantic sortie, and more. All photos are displayed in chronological order and numbered 001, 002, 003 BISMARCK PROPULSION PLANT The battleship Bismarck had a steam propulsion plant that amounted to only 9% of the ship's weight. Within the ship’s boilers, fuel oil was burned and feed water heated, thus producing steam. This steam reached very high pressure and was then delivered to the turbines that turned the propellers.BISMARCK SURVIVORS
The following table includes the name (alphabetically arranged), rank and age (at the time of Bismarck's sinking) of the 116 men who were picked up alive by the heavy cruiser Dorsetshire (86), the destroyer Maori (25), the U74 (3), and the weather ship Sachsenwald (2) after the Bismarck sank.. Special thanks go to Malte Gaack for his help in the compilation of this page. KRIEGSMARINE HOSPITAL SHIPS Kriegsmarine Hospital Ships. (Lazarettschiffe) The 17,000-GRT hospital ship Strassburg in port sometime in 1941. Hospital Ships (Lazarettschiffe) Name. Builder. Launched. Commd. Fate. THE LAST HOURS OF THE BISMARCK BY GERHARD JUNACK The Last Hours of the Bismarck (By Kapitänleutnant (Ing.) Gerhard Junack) This article was originally published in Purnell's History of the Second World War, Vol.2, No. 5, 1967. After the sinking of HMS Hood and the withdrawal of HMS Prince of Wales, the atmosphere aboard the Bismarck was jubilant. The successful defence against the aircraft KRIEGSMARINE NETLAYERS Netlayers of the Kriegsmarine, the German Navy of the Second World War, Netzleger, Netztender. ADMIRALTY WAR DIARY ON BISMARCK OPERATIONS F.O. Force H in RENOWN with ARK ROYAL, SHEFFIELD and 6 destroyers left Gibraltar at 0200 A today to join W.S. 8 B after daylight 26/5. At 2331B the Admiralty sent orders to Force H to steer so as to intercept BISMARCK from the southward as the enemy must be short of fuel and will have to make for an oiler. OPERATION ORDER FOR RHEINÜBUNG I. During the past winter the conduct of the war was fundamentally in accord with the Seekriegsleitung's directives for the war in the winter 40/41 (Seekriegsleitung I. Op. 2270/41 Chefs.) and closed with the first extended battleship operation in the open Atlantic.. Besides achieving important tactical results, this battleship operation, as well as the operations of the cruiser Hipper, showed KRIEGSMARINE SUBMARINE CHASERS Kriegsmarine Submarine Chasers. (Ubootjäger) Auxiliary subchaser dropping depth charges. The Kriegsmarine also requisitioned fishing boats for use as auxiliary submarine chasers. To carry out their duties, they were equipped with hydrophones, depth charges, and light weapons. Submarine Chasers. BATTLESHIP BISMARCKINTROTECHNICALCREWMODELSGALLERYKRIEGSMARINE It has been 80 years since the Bismarck sank at 1039 hours on 27 May 1941. The end of her brief career foreshadowed the passing of the battleship era, of which she was a technological triumph and upon which she and her brave, fallen crew left an indelible mark. BISMARCK ARMAMENTMODELSGUESTBOOKRANGE AND PENETRATION FOR 38 CM SK C/34 GUNSCREWABOUT THE WEBMASTER The ammunition supply comprised 1,004 projectiles categorised into three different types: 38cm Psgr. L/4,4 (m.Hb), Panzersprenggranate L/4,4 (mit Haube).These were Armour Piercing (AP) shells, base fused with windshield (mit Haube), and were painted in blue colour.The task of the armour piercing shells was to penetrate armoured plates of heavily protected targets such as battleships and BATTLESHIP BISMARCK DRAWINGS AND PAINT SCHEMES Drawing 1.This is how the Bismarck looked right after being commissioned in August 1940. At this time the battleship was not completed yet. The three rotating domes for the rangefinders, the four after 10.5cm SK C/33 mountings, and the two 2 cm Flak C/38 quadruple mounts on both sides of the foremast over the searchlight platform had not been installed yet.NAVAL ARTICLES
RELATED ARTICLES. If you like to write we will be more than glad to publish your articles here at KBismarck.com. Articles must be original and have at least some kind of own research. 1/100 BISMARCK MODEL BY MARKUS VAN BEEK 1/100 SCRATCH BUILT BISMARCK MODEL (by Markus van Beek, Germany) This impressive radio controlled model was built by Markus van Beek, and it is undoubtedly one of the best in the world. KRIEGSMARINE TORPEDO RECOVERY BOATS Torpedo recovery vessels of the Kriegsmarine, the German Navy of the Second World War, Torpedofangboote TF1, TF2, TF3. PARTICIPATING WARSHIPS IN THE CHASE OF THE BISMARCK THE SHIPS INVOLVED. During the course of Operation Rheinübung almost 100 ships of all kinds were deployed to operate with, against or because of the Bismarck.The following table lists all the ships that had something to do with it, and got involved in one or another way. KRIEGSMARINE WARSHIP CONSTRUCTION COST The building cost of different warships of the Kriegsmarine and other German military weapons and civilian constructions. GERMAN KRIEGSMARINE DESTROYERS At the outbreak of the war in September 1939, the Kriegsmarine had only 21 destroyers at its disposal. The Norwegian campaign took a heavy toll on the German destroyer force that lost ten ships at Narvik and never fully recovered for the rest of the war. MINE BARRAGE BREAKERS SPERRBRECHER More than two hundred merchant ships were requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine and converted into Sperrbrechers during the course of the war. These mine-exploding vessels sailed in front of other ships and cleared the way by detonating mines on their path. BATTLESHIP BISMARCKINTROTECHNICALCREWMODELSGALLERYKRIEGSMARINE It has been 80 years since the Bismarck sank at 1039 hours on 27 May 1941. The end of her brief career foreshadowed the passing of the battleship era, of which she was a technological triumph and upon which she and her brave, fallen crew left an indelible mark. BISMARCK ARMAMENTMODELSGUESTBOOKRANGE AND PENETRATION FOR 38 CM SK C/34 GUNSCREWABOUT THE WEBMASTER The ammunition supply comprised 1,004 projectiles categorised into three different types: 38cm Psgr. L/4,4 (m.Hb), Panzersprenggranate L/4,4 (mit Haube).These were Armour Piercing (AP) shells, base fused with windshield (mit Haube), and were painted in blue colour.The task of the armour piercing shells was to penetrate armoured plates of heavily protected targets such as battleships and BATTLESHIP BISMARCK DRAWINGS AND PAINT SCHEMES Drawing 1.This is how the Bismarck looked right after being commissioned in August 1940. At this time the battleship was not completed yet. The three rotating domes for the rangefinders, the four after 10.5cm SK C/33 mountings, and the two 2 cm Flak C/38 quadruple mounts on both sides of the foremast over the searchlight platform had not been installed yet.NAVAL ARTICLES
RELATED ARTICLES. If you like to write we will be more than glad to publish your articles here at KBismarck.com. Articles must be original and have at least some kind of own research. 1/100 BISMARCK MODEL BY MARKUS VAN BEEK 1/100 SCRATCH BUILT BISMARCK MODEL (by Markus van Beek, Germany) This impressive radio controlled model was built by Markus van Beek, and it is undoubtedly one of the best in the world. KRIEGSMARINE TORPEDO RECOVERY BOATS Torpedo recovery vessels of the Kriegsmarine, the German Navy of the Second World War, Torpedofangboote TF1, TF2, TF3. PARTICIPATING WARSHIPS IN THE CHASE OF THE BISMARCK THE SHIPS INVOLVED. During the course of Operation Rheinübung almost 100 ships of all kinds were deployed to operate with, against or because of the Bismarck.The following table lists all the ships that had something to do with it, and got involved in one or another way. KRIEGSMARINE WARSHIP CONSTRUCTION COST The building cost of different warships of the Kriegsmarine and other German military weapons and civilian constructions. GERMAN KRIEGSMARINE DESTROYERS At the outbreak of the war in September 1939, the Kriegsmarine had only 21 destroyers at its disposal. The Norwegian campaign took a heavy toll on the German destroyer force that lost ten ships at Narvik and never fully recovered for the rest of the war. MINE BARRAGE BREAKERS SPERRBRECHER More than two hundred merchant ships were requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine and converted into Sperrbrechers during the course of the war. These mine-exploding vessels sailed in front of other ships and cleared the way by detonating mines on their path.BATTLESHIP BISMARCK
It has been 80 years since the Bismarck sank at 1039 hours on 27 May 1941. The end of her brief career foreshadowed the passing of the battleship era, of which she was a technological triumph and upon which she and her brave, fallen crew left an indelible mark. BATTLESHIP BISMARCK DRAWINGS AND PAINT SCHEMES Drawing 1.This is how the Bismarck looked right after being commissioned in August 1940. At this time the battleship was not completed yet. The three rotating domes for the rangefinders, the four after 10.5cm SK C/33 mountings, and the two 2 cm Flak C/38 quadruple mounts on both sides of the foremast over the searchlight platform had not been installed yet. BATTLESHIP BISMARCK PHOTOS PHOTO GALLERY. On this pape you will find a large selection of photos of the battleship Bismarck during her whole career, including construction, sea trials, Atlantic sortie, and more. All photos are displayed in chronological order and numbered 001, 002, 003BISMARCK SURVIVORS
The following table includes the name (alphabetically arranged), rank and age (at the time of Bismarck's sinking) of the 116 men who were picked up alive by the heavy cruiser Dorsetshire (86), the destroyer Maori (25), the U74 (3), and the weather ship Sachsenwald (2) after the Bismarck sank.. Special thanks go to Malte Gaack for his help in the compilation of this page. THE LAST HOURS OF THE BISMARCK BY GERHARD JUNACK After the sinking of HMS Hood and the withdrawal of HMS Prince of Wales, the atmosphere aboard the Bismarck was jubilant. The successful defence against the aircraft from the Victorious, and the shaking-off of the shadowing cruisers, further increased this feeling. KRIEGSMARINE HOSPITAL SHIPS KRIEGSMARINE HOSPITAL SHIPS (Lazarettschiffe)The 17,000-GRT hospital ship Strassburg in port sometime in 1941. OPERATION ORDER FOR RHEINÜBUNG I. During the past winter the conduct of the war was fundamentally in accord with the Seekriegsleitung's directives for the war in the winter 40/41 (Seekriegsleitung I. Op. 2270/41 Chefs.) and closed with the first extended battleship operation in the open Atlantic.. Besides achieving important tactical results, this battleship operation, as well as the operations of the cruiser Hipper, showed ADMIRALTY WAR DIARY ON BISMARCK OPERATIONS Admiralty War Diary on Bismarck Operations 20-28 May 1941. Document available at the U.S National Archives and Records Administration, NARA. This copy kindly provided to us by Dunmunro. KRIEGSMARINE SUBMARINE CHASERS The Kriegsmarine also requisitioned fishing boats for use as auxiliary submarine chasers. To carry out their duties, they were equipped with hydrophones, depth charges, and light weapons. KRIEGSMARINE NETLAYERS Netlayers (Netzleger)Name: Builder: Launched: Commd. Fate: NETZLEGER I (ex-Franz E. Schütte)Rickmers Werft, Bremerhaven: 22.04.1939: 11.07.1939 03.05.1941 as NL: To BATTLESHIP BISMARCKINTROTECHNICALCREWMODELSGALLERYKRIEGSMARINE It has been 80 years since the Bismarck sank at 1039 hours on 27 May 1941. The end of her brief career foreshadowed the passing of the battleship era, of which she was a technological triumph and upon which she and her brave, fallen crew left an indelible mark.NAVAL ARTICLES
OLDER ARTICLES. · The Story of the Torpedoing of the Bismarck. By Mark E. Horan. Read all about the men who piloted the obsolete "Stringbags" and managed to disable our powerful battleship. · The Denmark Strait Battle, May 24th 1941. (690 Kb PDF File). By Antonio Bonomi. A detailed analysis of the famous engagement. · MarineArsenal 6.
BATTLESHIP BISMARCK DRAWINGS AND PAINT SCHEMES Bismarck 's appearance from March to May 1941 during the sea trials in the Baltic Sea. The battleship was painted with this camouflage pattern during the winter of 1940-1941 while in Hamburg. This included three angled black and white stripes over the hull and superstructure, with the ship's ends in dark grey and false white waves.BISMARCK ARMAMENT
The ammunition supply comprised 1,004 projectiles categorised into three different types: 38cm Psgr. L/4,4 (m.Hb), Panzersprenggranate L/4,4 (mit Haube).These were Armour Piercing (AP) shells, base fused with windshield (mit Haube), and were painted in blue colour.The task of the armour piercing shells was to penetrate armoured plates of heavily protected targets such as battleships and THE WRECK OF THE BISMARCK After the discovery of the wreck of the Titanic in 1985, Dr. Robert D. Ballard's next goal was to find and film the wreck of the Bismarck.The search for the wreck began in July 1988, but his first expedition brought no success. A second expedition was mounted in late May 1989, and on 8 June, 1989, after combing an area of some 200 square miles, Ballard and his team finally found Bismarck's BISMARCK PROPULSION PLANT The battleship Bismarck had a steam propulsion plant that amounted to only 9% of the ship's weight. Within the ship’s boilers, fuel oil was burned and feed water heated, thus producing steam. This steam reached very high pressure and was then delivered to the turbines that turned the propellers.BISMARCK SURVIVORS
The following table includes the name (alphabetically arranged), rank and age (at the time of Bismarck's sinking) of the 116 men who were picked up alive by the heavy cruiser Dorsetshire (86), the destroyer Maori (25), the U74 (3), and the weather ship Sachsenwald (2) after the Bismarck sank.. Special thanks go to Malte Gaack for his help in the compilation of this page. BATTLESHIP PRINCE OF WALES The battleship Prince of Wales was the second ship of the King George V class. In May 1941, she was sent to the Atlantic together with the HMS Hood to intercept the Bismarck, and participated in the brief engagement at the Denmark Strait that resulted in the sinking of the famous British battlecruiser.Two months later, the battleship transported Prime Minister Churchill across the Atlantic to PARTICIPATING WARSHIPS IN THE CHASE OF THE BISMARCK THE SHIPS INVOLVED. During the course of Operation Rheinübung almost 100 ships of all kinds were deployed to operate with, against or because of the Bismarck.The following table lists all the ships that had something to do with it, and got involved in one or another way. KRIEGSMARINE TENDERS Tender and depot ships of the Kriegsmarine, the German Navy of the Second World War, Begleitschiffe Saar, Tsingtau, Tanga. BATTLESHIP BISMARCKINTROTECHNICALCREWMODELSGALLERYKRIEGSMARINE It has been 80 years since the Bismarck sank at 1039 hours on 27 May 1941. The end of her brief career foreshadowed the passing of the battleship era, of which she was a technological triumph and upon which she and her brave, fallen crew left an indelible mark.NAVAL ARTICLES
OLDER ARTICLES. · The Story of the Torpedoing of the Bismarck. By Mark E. Horan. Read all about the men who piloted the obsolete "Stringbags" and managed to disable our powerful battleship. · The Denmark Strait Battle, May 24th 1941. (690 Kb PDF File). By Antonio Bonomi. A detailed analysis of the famous engagement. · MarineArsenal 6.
BATTLESHIP BISMARCK DRAWINGS AND PAINT SCHEMES Bismarck 's appearance from March to May 1941 during the sea trials in the Baltic Sea. The battleship was painted with this camouflage pattern during the winter of 1940-1941 while in Hamburg. This included three angled black and white stripes over the hull and superstructure, with the ship's ends in dark grey and false white waves.BISMARCK ARMAMENT
The ammunition supply comprised 1,004 projectiles categorised into three different types: 38cm Psgr. L/4,4 (m.Hb), Panzersprenggranate L/4,4 (mit Haube).These were Armour Piercing (AP) shells, base fused with windshield (mit Haube), and were painted in blue colour.The task of the armour piercing shells was to penetrate armoured plates of heavily protected targets such as battleships and THE WRECK OF THE BISMARCK After the discovery of the wreck of the Titanic in 1985, Dr. Robert D. Ballard's next goal was to find and film the wreck of the Bismarck.The search for the wreck began in July 1988, but his first expedition brought no success. A second expedition was mounted in late May 1989, and on 8 June, 1989, after combing an area of some 200 square miles, Ballard and his team finally found Bismarck's BISMARCK PROPULSION PLANT The battleship Bismarck had a steam propulsion plant that amounted to only 9% of the ship's weight. Within the ship’s boilers, fuel oil was burned and feed water heated, thus producing steam. This steam reached very high pressure and was then delivered to the turbines that turned the propellers.BISMARCK SURVIVORS
The following table includes the name (alphabetically arranged), rank and age (at the time of Bismarck's sinking) of the 116 men who were picked up alive by the heavy cruiser Dorsetshire (86), the destroyer Maori (25), the U74 (3), and the weather ship Sachsenwald (2) after the Bismarck sank.. Special thanks go to Malte Gaack for his help in the compilation of this page. BATTLESHIP PRINCE OF WALES The battleship Prince of Wales was the second ship of the King George V class. In May 1941, she was sent to the Atlantic together with the HMS Hood to intercept the Bismarck, and participated in the brief engagement at the Denmark Strait that resulted in the sinking of the famous British battlecruiser.Two months later, the battleship transported Prime Minister Churchill across the Atlantic to PARTICIPATING WARSHIPS IN THE CHASE OF THE BISMARCK THE SHIPS INVOLVED. During the course of Operation Rheinübung almost 100 ships of all kinds were deployed to operate with, against or because of the Bismarck.The following table lists all the ships that had something to do with it, and got involved in one or another way. KRIEGSMARINE TENDERS Tender and depot ships of the Kriegsmarine, the German Navy of the Second World War, Begleitschiffe Saar, Tsingtau, Tanga. BATTLESHIP BISMARCK PHOTOS PHOTO GALLERY. On this pape you will find a large selection of photos of the battleship Bismarck during her whole career, including construction, sea trials, Atlantic sortie, and more. All photos are displayed in chronological order and numbered 001, 002, 003 THE WRECK OF THE BISMARCK After the discovery of the wreck of the Titanic in 1985, Dr. Robert D. Ballard's next goal was to find and film the wreck of the Bismarck.The search for the wreck began in July 1988, but his first expedition brought no success. A second expedition was mounted in late May 1989, and on 8 June, 1989, after combing an area of some 200 square miles, Ballard and his team finally found Bismarck's 1/100 BISMARCK MODEL BY MARKUS VAN BEEK 1/100 Bismarck Model by Markus van Beek. (by Markus van Beek, Germany) This impressive radio controlled model was built by Markus van Beek, and it is undoubtedly one of the best in the world. Markus began to work on this model in 1976, at the age of 16, using only a single drawing and a photo book. It took him 15 years to complete the model THE STORY OF THE TORPEDOING OF THE BISMARCK “With Gallantry and Determination” The Story of the Torpedoing of the Bismarck. By Mark E. Horan. Introduction. On 18 May 1941, Grand Admiral Erich Raeder set in motion the most dramatic test of the Royal Navy’s ability to defend the North Atlantic shipping lanes to date. BATTLESHIP GNEISENAU 09 April 1940: Shortly after 0500 hours, some 50 miles off Narvik, Scharnhorst and Gneisenau under the command of Vizeadmiral Günther Lütjens, are engaged by the British battle cruiser Renown. In a brief exchange of fire, the Gneisenau is hit by KRIEGSMARINE HOSPITAL SHIPS Kriegsmarine Hospital Ships. (Lazarettschiffe) The 17,000-GRT hospital ship Strassburg in port sometime in 1941. Hospital Ships (Lazarettschiffe) Name. Builder. Launched. Commd. Fate. BISMARCK FIRE CONTROL The Bismarck was also equipped with two sets of hydrophones for passive underwater listening. The Germans called these installations Gruppenhorchgerät (GHG), and consisted of two panels of 60 microphones, one on each side of the ship's hull. The maximum effective range was 26-40 km depending on conditions such as water conductivity and background noise. MINE BARRAGE BREAKERS SPERRBRECHER Mine Barrage Breakers Sperrbrecher. (Sperrbrecher) Sperrbrecher 13. More than two hundred merchant ships were requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine and converted into Sperrbrechers during the course of the war. These mine-exploding vessels sailed in front of other ships andcleared the way by
GERMAN KRIEGSMARINE DESTROYERS German Kriegsmarine Destroyers. (Zerstörer) The destroyer Z28 equipped with radar and armed with four 15cm guns. At the outbreak of the war in September 1939, the Kriegsmarine had only 21 destroyers at its disposal. The Norwegian campaign took a heavy toll on the German destroyer force that lost ten ships at Narvik and never fullyrecovered
THE SINKING OF H.M.S. HOOD 5 Next is the matter of the 2 Blue turns – one was definitely executed, the other has remained controversial. Prince of Wales’ Captain Leach in his narrative report stated that Hood had the second signal flag flying when she was hit and blew up3.The execute commandwould have
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OLDER ARTICLES. · The Story of the Torpedoing of the Bismarck. By Mark E. Horan. Read all about the men who piloted the obsolete "Stringbags" and managed to disable our powerful battleship. · The Denmark Strait Battle, May 24th 1941. (690 Kb PDF File). By Antonio Bonomi. A detailed analysis of the famous engagement. · MarineArsenal 6.
BATTLESHIP BISMARCK DRAWINGS AND PAINT SCHEMES Bismarck 's appearance from March to May 1941 during the sea trials in the Baltic Sea. The battleship was painted with this camouflage pattern during the winter of 1940-1941 while in Hamburg. This included three angled black and white stripes over the hull and superstructure, with the ship's ends in dark grey and false white waves. THE WRECK OF THE BISMARCK After the discovery of the wreck of the Titanic in 1985, Dr. Robert D. Ballard's next goal was to find and film the wreck of the Bismarck.The search for the wreck began in July 1988, but his first expedition brought no success. A second expedition was mounted in late May 1989, and on 8 June, 1989, after combing an area of some 200 square miles, Ballard and his team finally found Bismarck's BISMARCK PROPULSION PLANT The battleship Bismarck had a steam propulsion plant that amounted to only 9% of the ship's weight. Within the ship’s boilers, fuel oil was burned and feed water heated, thus producing steam. This steam reached very high pressure and was then delivered to the turbines that turned the propellers.BISMARCK SURVIVORS
The following table includes the name (alphabetically arranged), rank and age (at the time of Bismarck's sinking) of the 116 men who were picked up alive by the heavy cruiser Dorsetshire (86), the destroyer Maori (25), the U74 (3), and the weather ship Sachsenwald (2) after the Bismarck sank.. Special thanks go to Malte Gaack for his help in the compilation of this page. PARTICIPATING WARSHIPS IN THE CHASE OF THE BISMARCK THE SHIPS INVOLVED. During the course of Operation Rheinübung almost 100 ships of all kinds were deployed to operate with, against or because of the Bismarck.The following table lists all the ships that had something to do with it, and got involved in one or another way. BATTLESHIP PRINCE OF WALES The battleship Prince of Wales was the second ship of the King George V class. In May 1941, she was sent to the Atlantic together with the HMS Hood to intercept the Bismarck, and participated in the brief engagement at the Denmark Strait that resulted in the sinking of the famous British battlecruiser.Two months later, the battleship transported Prime Minister Churchill across the Atlantic to MINE BARRAGE BREAKERS SPERRBRECHER Mine Barrage Breakers Sperrbrecher. (Sperrbrecher) Sperrbrecher 13. More than two hundred merchant ships were requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine and converted into Sperrbrechers during the course of the war. These mine-exploding vessels sailed in front of other ships andcleared the way by
THE SINKING OF H.M.S. HOOD 4 0600-0602: Prince of Wales following close off her starboard quarter is forced to make an emergency turn to starboard to avoid the wreck zone. She, having been taken under fire by Prinz Eugen two minutes earlier, is now quickly targeted by Bismarck. She suffers a total of seven hits, including one that passed through her compass platform andupper bridge, and
BATTLESHIP BISMARCKINTROTECHNICALCREWMODELSGALLERYKRIEGSMARINE 0:00. 0:00 / 15:51. Live. •. It has been 80 years since the Bismarck sank at 1039 hours on 27 May 1941. The end of her brief career foreshadowed the passing of the battleship era, of which she was a technological triumph and upon which she and her brave, fallen crew left an indelible mark. On-line Archive: Have access to all kind ofarchival
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OLDER ARTICLES. · The Story of the Torpedoing of the Bismarck. By Mark E. Horan. Read all about the men who piloted the obsolete "Stringbags" and managed to disable our powerful battleship. · The Denmark Strait Battle, May 24th 1941. (690 Kb PDF File). By Antonio Bonomi. A detailed analysis of the famous engagement. · MarineArsenal 6.
BATTLESHIP BISMARCK DRAWINGS AND PAINT SCHEMES Bismarck 's appearance from March to May 1941 during the sea trials in the Baltic Sea. The battleship was painted with this camouflage pattern during the winter of 1940-1941 while in Hamburg. This included three angled black and white stripes over the hull and superstructure, with the ship's ends in dark grey and false white waves. THE WRECK OF THE BISMARCK After the discovery of the wreck of the Titanic in 1985, Dr. Robert D. Ballard's next goal was to find and film the wreck of the Bismarck.The search for the wreck began in July 1988, but his first expedition brought no success. A second expedition was mounted in late May 1989, and on 8 June, 1989, after combing an area of some 200 square miles, Ballard and his team finally found Bismarck's BISMARCK PROPULSION PLANT The battleship Bismarck had a steam propulsion plant that amounted to only 9% of the ship's weight. Within the ship’s boilers, fuel oil was burned and feed water heated, thus producing steam. This steam reached very high pressure and was then delivered to the turbines that turned the propellers.BISMARCK SURVIVORS
The following table includes the name (alphabetically arranged), rank and age (at the time of Bismarck's sinking) of the 116 men who were picked up alive by the heavy cruiser Dorsetshire (86), the destroyer Maori (25), the U74 (3), and the weather ship Sachsenwald (2) after the Bismarck sank.. Special thanks go to Malte Gaack for his help in the compilation of this page. PARTICIPATING WARSHIPS IN THE CHASE OF THE BISMARCK THE SHIPS INVOLVED. During the course of Operation Rheinübung almost 100 ships of all kinds were deployed to operate with, against or because of the Bismarck.The following table lists all the ships that had something to do with it, and got involved in one or another way. BATTLESHIP PRINCE OF WALES The battleship Prince of Wales was the second ship of the King George V class. In May 1941, she was sent to the Atlantic together with the HMS Hood to intercept the Bismarck, and participated in the brief engagement at the Denmark Strait that resulted in the sinking of the famous British battlecruiser.Two months later, the battleship transported Prime Minister Churchill across the Atlantic to MINE BARRAGE BREAKERS SPERRBRECHER Mine Barrage Breakers Sperrbrecher. (Sperrbrecher) Sperrbrecher 13. More than two hundred merchant ships were requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine and converted into Sperrbrechers during the course of the war. These mine-exploding vessels sailed in front of other ships andcleared the way by
THE SINKING OF H.M.S. HOOD 4 0600-0602: Prince of Wales following close off her starboard quarter is forced to make an emergency turn to starboard to avoid the wreck zone. She, having been taken under fire by Prinz Eugen two minutes earlier, is now quickly targeted by Bismarck. She suffers a total of seven hits, including one that passed through her compass platform andupper bridge, and
BATTLESHIP BISMARCK PHOTOS PHOTO GALLERY. On this pape you will find a large selection of photos of the battleship Bismarck during her whole career, including construction, sea trials, Atlantic sortie, and more. All photos are displayed in chronological order and numbered 001, 002, 003 THE WRECK OF THE BISMARCK After the discovery of the wreck of the Titanic in 1985, Dr. Robert D. Ballard's next goal was to find and film the wreck of the Bismarck.The search for the wreck began in July 1988, but his first expedition brought no success. A second expedition was mounted in late May 1989, and on 8 June, 1989, after combing an area of some 200 square miles, Ballard and his team finally found Bismarck's BATTLESHIP GNEISENAU 09 April 1940: Shortly after 0500 hours, some 50 miles off Narvik, Scharnhorst and Gneisenau under the command of Vizeadmiral Günther Lütjens, are engaged by the British battle cruiser Renown. In a brief exchange of fire, the Gneisenau is hit by BISMARCK ARMOUR PROTECTION Homogeneous armour steel with a tensile strength of 65-75 kg/mm², a strain of 25% and a yield point of 38-40 kg/mm². This material was used for the longitudinal torpedo bulkheads. Vertical Protection. The external armoured citadel included a main KC vertical belt that was 320 mm thick, 4.8 metres wide, and 170.7 metres long. THE STORY OF THE TORPEDOING OF THE BISMARCK “With Gallantry and Determination” The Story of the Torpedoing of the Bismarck. By Mark E. Horan. Introduction. On 18 May 1941, Grand Admiral Erich Raeder set in motion the most dramatic test of the Royal Navy’s ability to defend the North Atlantic shipping lanes to date. 1/100 BISMARCK MODEL BY MARKUS VAN BEEK 1/100 Bismarck Model by Markus van Beek. (by Markus van Beek, Germany) This impressive radio controlled model was built by Markus van Beek, and it is undoubtedly one of the best in the world. Markus began to work on this model in 1976, at the age of 16, using only a single drawing and a photo book. It took him 15 years to complete the model MINE BARRAGE BREAKERS SPERRBRECHER Mine Barrage Breakers Sperrbrecher. (Sperrbrecher) Sperrbrecher 13. More than two hundred merchant ships were requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine and converted into Sperrbrechers during the course of the war. These mine-exploding vessels sailed in front of other ships andcleared the way by
KRIEGSMARINE HOSPITAL SHIPS Kriegsmarine Hospital Ships. (Lazarettschiffe) The 17,000-GRT hospital ship Strassburg in port sometime in 1941. Hospital Ships (Lazarettschiffe) Name. Builder. Launched. Commd. Fate. THE SINKING OF H.M.S. HOOD 4 0600-0602: Prince of Wales following close off her starboard quarter is forced to make an emergency turn to starboard to avoid the wreck zone. She, having been taken under fire by Prinz Eugen two minutes earlier, is now quickly targeted by Bismarck. She suffers a total of seven hits, including one that passed through her compass platform andupper bridge, and
GERMAN KRIEGSMARINE DESTROYERS German Kriegsmarine Destroyers. (Zerstörer) The destroyer Z28 equipped with radar and armed with four 15cm guns. At the outbreak of the war in September 1939, the Kriegsmarine had only 21 destroyers at its disposal. The Norwegian campaign took a heavy toll on the German destroyer force that lost ten ships at Narvik and never fullyrecovered
BATTLESHIP BISMARCKINTROTECHNICALCREWMODELSGALLERYKRIEGSMARINE 0:00. 0:00 / 15:51. Live. •. It has been 80 years since the Bismarck sank at 1039 hours on 27 May 1941. The end of her brief career foreshadowed the passing of the battleship era, of which she was a technological triumph and upon which she and her brave, fallen crew left an indelible mark. On-line Archive: Have access to all kind ofarchival
BATTLESHIP BISMARCK DRAWINGS AND PAINT SCHEMES Bismarck 's appearance from March to May 1941 during the sea trials in the Baltic Sea. The battleship was painted with this camouflage pattern during the winter of 1940-1941 while in Hamburg. This included three angled black and white stripes over the hull and superstructure, with the ship's ends in dark grey and false white waves.NAVAL ARTICLES
OLDER ARTICLES. · The Story of the Torpedoing of the Bismarck. By Mark E. Horan. Read all about the men who piloted the obsolete "Stringbags" and managed to disable our powerful battleship. · The Denmark Strait Battle, May 24th 1941. (690 Kb PDF File). By Antonio Bonomi. A detailed analysis of the famous engagement. · MarineArsenal 6.
BISMARCK ARMOUR PROTECTION Homogeneous armour steel with a tensile strength of 65-75 kg/mm², a strain of 25% and a yield point of 38-40 kg/mm². This material was used for the longitudinal torpedo bulkheads. Vertical Protection. The external armoured citadel included a main KC vertical belt that was 320 mm thick, 4.8 metres wide, and 170.7 metres long.BISMARCK SURVIVORS
The following table includes the name (alphabetically arranged), rank and age (at the time of Bismarck's sinking) of the 116 men who were picked up alive by the heavy cruiser Dorsetshire (86), the destroyer Maori (25), the U74 (3), and the weather ship Sachsenwald (2) after the Bismarck sank.. Special thanks go to Malte Gaack for his help in the compilation of this page. BATTLESHIP GNEISENAU 09 April 1940: Shortly after 0500 hours, some 50 miles off Narvik, Scharnhorst and Gneisenau under the command of Vizeadmiral Günther Lütjens, are engaged by the British battle cruiser Renown. In a brief exchange of fire, the Gneisenau is hit by BATTLESHIP SCHARNHORST SCHARNHORST TO NORWAY. 06-09 March 1943: Operation Paderborn.In favourable weather Scharnhorst succeeds in breaking out and is finally trasferred from Germany to Narvik where she is to join the battleship Tirpitz and the heavy cruiser Lützow (ex-Deutschland).. 09-23 March 1943: Anchored at Bogen Bay near Narvik. 23-24 March 1943: Operation Silesia.Tirpitz, Scharnhorst, Lützow and six PARTICIPATING WARSHIPS IN THE CHASE OF THE BISMARCK THE SHIPS INVOLVED. During the course of Operation Rheinübung almost 100 ships of all kinds were deployed to operate with, against or because of the Bismarck.The following table lists all the ships that had something to do with it, and got involved in one or another way. MINE BARRAGE BREAKERS SPERRBRECHER Mine Barrage Breakers Sperrbrecher. (Sperrbrecher) Sperrbrecher 13. More than two hundred merchant ships were requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine and converted into Sperrbrechers during the course of the war. These mine-exploding vessels sailed in front of other ships andcleared the way by
KRIEGSMARINE TORPEDO RECOVERY BOATS Torpedo recovery vessels of the Kriegsmarine, the German Navy of the Second World War, Torpedofangboote TF1, TF2, TF3. BATTLESHIP BISMARCKINTROTECHNICALCREWMODELSGALLERYKRIEGSMARINE 0:00. 0:00 / 15:51. Live. •. It has been 80 years since the Bismarck sank at 1039 hours on 27 May 1941. The end of her brief career foreshadowed the passing of the battleship era, of which she was a technological triumph and upon which she and her brave, fallen crew left an indelible mark. On-line Archive: Have access to all kind ofarchival
BATTLESHIP BISMARCK DRAWINGS AND PAINT SCHEMES Drawing 1.This is how the Bismarck looked right after being commissioned in August 1940. At this time the battleship was not completed yet. The three rotating domes for the rangefinders, the four after 10.5cm SK C/33 mountings, and the two 2 cm Flak C/38 quadruple mounts on both sides of the foremast over the searchlight platform had not been installed yet.NAVAL ARTICLES
OLDER ARTICLES. · The Story of the Torpedoing of the Bismarck. By Mark E. Horan. Read all about the men who piloted the obsolete "Stringbags" and managed to disable our powerful battleship. · The Denmark Strait Battle, May 24th 1941. (690 Kb PDF File). By Antonio Bonomi. A detailed analysis of the famous engagement. · MarineArsenal 6.
BATTLESHIP GNEISENAU August-December 1941: Repair work. 11-13 February 1942: Operation Cerberus.Leaves Brest with Scharnhorst and the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen escorted by the destroyers Paul Jakobi, Richard Beitzen, Friedrich Ihn, Hermann Schoemann, Z-25, and Z-29 for a dash through the English Channel. Group commanded by Vizeadmiral Otto Ciliax.Gneisenau strikes an enemy mine while passing through the BISMARCK ARMOUR PROTECTION Homogeneous armour steel with a tensile strength of 65-75 kg/mm², a strain of 25% and a yield point of 38-40 kg/mm². This material was used for the longitudinal torpedo bulkheads. Vertical Protection. The external armoured citadel included a main KC vertical belt that was 320 mm thick, 4.8 metres wide, and 170.7 metres long.BISMARCK SURVIVORS
The following table includes the name (alphabetically arranged), rank and age (at the time of Bismarck's sinking) of the 116 men who were picked up alive by the heavy cruiser Dorsetshire (86), the destroyer Maori (25), the U74 (3), and the weather ship Sachsenwald (2) after the Bismarck sank.. Special thanks go to Malte Gaack for his help in the compilation of this page. BATTLESHIP SCHARNHORST CAREER TIMELINE. 15 June 1935: Keel Laid down on Slipway 2 at the Kriegsmarinewerft shipyard in Wilhelmshaven. Construction number S 125. 03 October 1936: Launched. The pre-launch speech is delivered by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Generalfeldmarschall Werner von Blomberg, and the ship christened by the widow of Captain Felix Schultz, lost with the armoured cruiser PARTICIPATING WARSHIPS IN THE CHASE OF THE BISMARCK THE SHIPS INVOLVED. During the course of Operation Rheinübung almost 100 ships of all kinds were deployed to operate with, against or because of the Bismarck.The following table lists all the ships that had something to do with it, and got involved in one or another way. MINE BARRAGE BREAKERS SPERRBRECHER Mine Barrage Breakers Sperrbrecher. (Sperrbrecher) Sperrbrecher 13. More than two hundred merchant ships were requisitioned by the Kriegsmarine and converted into Sperrbrechers during the course of the war. These mine-exploding vessels sailed in front of other ships andcleared the way by
KRIEGSMARINE TORPEDO RECOVERY BOATS Torpedo recovery vessels of the Kriegsmarine, the German Navy of the Second World War, Torpedofangboote TF1, TF2, TF3. BATTLESHIP GNEISENAU August-December 1941: Repair work. 11-13 February 1942: Operation Cerberus.Leaves Brest with Scharnhorst and the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen escorted by the destroyers Paul Jakobi, Richard Beitzen, Friedrich Ihn, Hermann Schoemann, Z-25, and Z-29 for a dash through the English Channel. Group commanded by Vizeadmiral Otto Ciliax.Gneisenau strikes an enemy mine while passing through the BATTLESHIP BISMARCK PHOTOS PHOTO GALLERY. On this pape you will find a large selection of photos of the battleship Bismarck during her whole career, including construction, sea trials, Atlantic sortie, and more. All photos are displayed in chronological order and numbered 001, 002, 003 BATTLESHIP BISMARCK NAVAL PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS 1. Oil painting made by Australian Randall K.G. Wilson depicting the Bismarck made fast to a buoy in Gothenhafen, May 1941.: 2. Oil painting made by Artist Marii Chernev depicting the Bismarck and the U-556 in the Baltic Sea in the Spring of 1941. Cruiser Prinz Eugen is in the far back. The original painting has a size of about 30 x 24 inches and it is owned by Erwin Wiedmer from Switzerland. BATTLESHIP SCHARNHORST CAREER TIMELINE. 15 June 1935: Keel Laid down on Slipway 2 at the Kriegsmarinewerft shipyard in Wilhelmshaven. Construction number S 125. 03 October 1936: Launched. The pre-launch speech is delivered by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Generalfeldmarschall Werner von Blomberg, and the ship christened by the widow of Captain Felix Schultz, lost with the armoured cruiser BATTLESHIP BISMARCK LAST BATTLE The Rodney opened fire at 0847, followed by the King George V one minute later. The distance at this time was about 20,000 metres (21,870 yards). The Bismarck returned fire at 0849 with the forward turrets "Anton" and "Bruno" against the Rodney.Turrets "Cäsar" and "Dora" could not be trained at this time. On the contrary, the Rodney had all her nine guns positioned forward and the King George KRIEGSMARINE HOSPITAL SHIPS Kriegsmarine Hospital Ships. (Lazarettschiffe) The 17,000-GRT hospital ship Strassburg in port sometime in 1941. Hospital Ships (Lazarettschiffe) Name. Builder. Launched. Commd. Fate. OPERATION RHEINÜBUNG: BISMARCK'S ATLANTIC SORTIE Operation Rheinübung had begun. While refuelling in the roadstead, one of the fuel-oil hoses broke and Bismarck could not be refuelled to her full capacity. It was nothing significant, although the battleship was loaded with approximately 200 tons less of fuel. Shortly after 2100, the Prinz Eugen weighed anchor. OPERATION ORDER FOR RHEINÜBUNG I. During the past winter the conduct of the war was fundamentally in accord with the Seekriegsleitung's directives for the war in the winter 40/41 (Seekriegsleitung I. Op. 2270/41 Chefs.) and closed with the first extended battleship operation in the open Atlantic.. Besides achieving important tactical results, this battleship operation, as well as the operations of the cruiser Hipper, showed GERMAN KRIEGSMARINE DESTROYERS German Kriegsmarine Destroyers. (Zerstörer) The destroyer Z28 equipped with radar and armed with four 15cm guns. At the outbreak of the war in September 1939, the Kriegsmarine had only 21 destroyers at its disposal. The Norwegian campaign took a heavy toll on the German destroyer force that lost ten ships at Narvik and never fullyrecovered
ADMIRAL GÜNTHER LÜTJENS Admiral Lütjens was last seen in the early morning of 27 May 1941, before Bismarck 's final battle with the British battleships. After the war, Admiral Lütjens was highly recognized. On 11 August 1967, the first German guided-missile destroyer ( Zerstörer Lütjens D185)of
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