The German battleship Bismarck was built to challenge British naval supremacy during World War II, boasting heavy armor, ...

Summary: In a direct confrontation, the Montana-class and its superior firepower and defense capabilities would likely have led to a victory over the Bismarck, despite the German ship’s slight speed ...

3 Key Points: The Bismarck, Germany’s pride and the largest battleship built in Europe, was launched in 1939 and commissioned in 1940, only to meet a tragic end within eight months of service. Known ...

Sink the Bismarck!’’ was the cry as British forces searched the Atlantic for the German navy’s most powerful vessel. The pursuit ended on May 27, 1941, in a battle that plunged the Bismarck into ...

A pilot who grew up on Tyneside and is credited with launching the torpedo which crippled the German battleship Bismarck has died at the age of 97. John Moffat spent part of his boyhood in Low Fell, ...

A British battleship which helped bring down the German Navy’s famous Bismarck was built on the banks of the Tyne. HMS King George V played a vital role in the Allies’ Second World War triumph, seeing ...