SS Bismarck

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battleship
gptkbp:armament 12 × 15 cm guns
8 × 38 cm guns
16 × 10.5 cm guns
16 × 2 cm Flak guns
gptkbp:battle May 26-27, 1941
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Blohm_&_Voss
gptkbp:class gptkb:Bismarck-class_battleship
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Eugen_Lindemann
gptkbp:commissioned Kriegsmarine
August 24, 1940
gptkbp:crew 2,200 personnel
gptkbp:cultural_impact featured in documentaries
featured in novels
featured in movies
featured in video games
inspired naval strategy discussions
gptkbp:currentLocation 1989
approximately 15,000 feet deep
gptkbp:defeated May 27, 1941
gptkbp:displacement 50,000 tons
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Battle_of_the_Denmark_Strait
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
May 24, 1941
gptkbp:famous_for being one of the largest battleships ever built
gptkbp:famousQuote The_Bismarck_is_a_ship_of_war!
gptkbp:fate sunk_by_British_forces
gptkbp:historical_significance symbol_of_German_naval_power
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:homePort Gotenhafen
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label SS Bismarck
gptkbp:launched February 1, 1939
gptkbp:legacy inspiration for films and books
gptkbp:length 251 meters
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
Operation Rheinübung
sinking_of_HMS_Hood
gptkbp:notableFeature fastest battleship of its time
gptkbp:operationalRange 8,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:operationalStatus gptkb:Admiral_Günther_Lütjens
gptkbp:productionYears 1940-1941
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:resolution up to 320 mm
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:North_Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:sister_ship USS Tirpitz
gptkbp:speed 30 knots
gptkbp:technology heavy armor plating
advanced fire control systems
long-range guns