The Bismarck

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battleship
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:none
3 aircraft
gptkbp:armament 8 × 38 cm guns
gptkbp:armor 320 mm
gptkbp:battery_type 12 × 15 cm SK C/28 guns
8 × 38 cm SK C/34 guns
gptkbp:battle gptkb:North_Atlantic_Ocean
May 26-27, 1941
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Blohm_&_Voss
gptkbp:class gptkb:Bismarck-class
gptkb:Bismarck-class_battleship
gptkbp:commissioned August 24, 1940
gptkbp:country gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:crew 2,200 personnel
gptkbp:crew_capacity 2,200
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired literature and art
gptkbp:decommissioned May 1941
gptkbp:depth 4,791 meters
gptkbp:discovery gptkb:North_Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:displacement 50,000 tons
50,900 tons
gptkbp:engagement May 24, 1941
attacked by British forces
gptkbp:engine_type oil-fired boilers
gptkbp:famous_for sinking HMS Hood
gptkbp:famous_for_sinking gptkb:HMS_Hood
gptkbp:famous_quote " The Bismarck is a ship of war!"
" The Bismarck is on the loose!"
gptkbp:fate sunk in battle
sunk by British forces
gptkbp:funnel_configuration two funnels
gptkbp:historical_analysis studied by historians
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:historical_legacy influence on naval warfare
gptkbp:historical_significance symbol of German naval power
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Bismarck
gptkbp:launched February 14, 1939
gptkbp:legacy inspired books and films
gptkbp:length 251 meters
gptkbp:location gptkb:1989
approximately 4,791 meters deep
gptkbp:material 2
gptkbp:media_appearances films and documentaries
gptkbp:memorials various memorials in Germany
gptkbp:military_strategy commerce raiding
gptkbp:name gptkb:Bismarck
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_the_Denmark_Strait
gptkb:Battle_of_Denmark_Strait
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:Admiral_Günther_Lütjens
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:Operation_Rheinübung
gptkbp:notable_ships 2
4 × 53.3 cm tubes
gptkbp:notable_technology advanced fire control system
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:Kriegsmarine
gptkbp:operational_period 1940-1941
gptkbp:operational_use surface warfare
gptkbp:position coordinates 48°10′ N 16°12′ W
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:radar Fu MO 23
gptkbp:range 8,000 nautical miles
15,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:resting_place gptkb:website
wreck site in the Atlantic Ocean
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:Tirpitz
gptkbp:speed 30 knots
gptkbp:sunk gptkb:North_Atlantic_Ocean
May 27, 1941
gptkbp:survivors gptkb:110
115 crew members
gptkbp:type gptkb:ship
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Limsa_Lominsa
gptkb:SMS_Bismarck
gptkb:Battleship_Bismarck
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5