- World War Two
- German - 1st of two Bismarck-class battleships
- Commissioned: 24 August 1940
- [24 May 1941] Battle of the Denmark Strait - Bismarck & heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen sunk Royal Navy battlecruiser HMS Hood & damaged HMS Prince of Wales.
- [27 May 1941] Bismarck was scuttled after attacking by 16 Swordfish biplane torpedo bombers from the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal.
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