Battleship Bismarck

GPTKB entity

Properties (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battleship
gptkbp:aircraft 2 × Arado Ar 196
gptkbp:armament 12 × 15 cm guns
16 × 10 cm guns
8 × 38 cm guns
12 × 2 cm guns
16 × 3.7 cm guns
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Blohm_&_Voss
gptkbp:casualties 115 crew members
gptkbp:class gptkb:Bismarck-class
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Admiral_Günther_Lütjens
gptkbp:commissioned August 24, 1940
gptkbp:country gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:crew 2,200 personnel
gptkbp:cultural_impact featured in documentaries
featured in literature
featured in movies
featured in exhibitions
featured in video games
featured in songs
featured in board games
gptkbp:currentLocation June 8, 1989
gptkbp:decommissioned 1941
gptkbp:defeated gptkb:North_Atlantic_Ocean
May 27, 1941
gptkbp:displacement 50,000 tons
gptkbp:engagements May 24, 1941
May 27, 1941
gptkbp:famous_for being one of the largest battleships ever built
gptkbp:fate sunk_by_British_forces
gptkbp:flowsInto two funnels
gptkbp:historical_significance symbol_of_German_naval_power
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battleship Bismarck
gptkbp:launched February 14, 1939
gptkbp:legacy inspiration for naval warfare studies
gptkbp:length 251 meters
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
Operation Rheinübung
sinking_of_HMS_Hood
gptkbp:notableFilm gptkb:The_Sinking_of_the_Bismarck_(2002)
gptkbp:productionYears 1940-1941
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:radar FuMO 23
gptkbp:resolution up to 320 mm
gptkbp:restingPlace approximately 15,000 feet deep
gptkbp:screenings gptkb:The_Bismarck_(1960_film)
gptkbp:sister_ship Tirpitz
gptkbp:speed 30 knots
gptkbp:team gptkb:Dr._Robert_Ballard
gptkbp:torpedoSystem 4 × 53.3 cm tubes