Bismarck-class battleship

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Bismarck-class_battleship

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:ship
gptkbp:aircraftCarried	4 Arado Ar 196 floatplanes
gptkbp:armament	12 × 15 cm SK C/28 guns
gptkbp:armamentAA	16 × 10.5 cm SK C/33 guns 12 × 2 cm guns 16 × 3.7 cm guns
gptkbp:armamentMain	gptkb:8_×_38_cm_SK_C/34_guns
gptkbp:armorBelt	320 mm
gptkbp:armorDeck	50–120 mm
gptkbp:armorTurrets	130–360 mm
gptkbp:beam	36 m
gptkbp:catapults	2
gptkbp:commissioned	1940
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin	gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:crewComplement	2,065
gptkbp:designedBy	gptkb:German_Naval_High_Command
gptkbp:displacementFullLoad	50,300 tons
gptkbp:displacementStandard	41,700 tons
gptkbp:draught	9.3 m
gptkbp:fateOfBismarck	sunk 27 May 1941
gptkbp:fateOfTirpitz	sunk 12 November 1944
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Bismarck-class battleship
gptkbp:laidDown	1936
gptkbp:leadShip	gptkb:Bismarck
gptkbp:length	251 m
gptkbp:namesakeOf	gptkb:Otto_von_Bismarck
gptkbp:notableEngagement	gptkb:Battle_of_the_Denmark_Strait gptkb:Operation_Rheinübung
gptkbp:notableFor	among the most powerful battleships of WWII largest battleships built by Germany
gptkbp:numberBuilt	2
gptkbp:operator	gptkb:Kriegsmarine
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Scharnhorst-class_battleship
gptkbp:propulsion	steam turbines
gptkbp:range	8,870 nautical miles at 16 knots
gptkbp:secondShip	gptkb:Tirpitz
gptkbp:servicePeriod	1940–1944
gptkbp:speed	30.8 knots
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:H-class_battleship
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Tirpitz
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5