What You Need to Know: In May 1941, the German battleship Bismarck proved formidable, sinking HMS Hood and damaging Prince of ...

These were the first shots of the Second World War. Perhaps the most famous of all German ships, the Bismarck was named after ...

North Dakota lawmakers are urging Congress to add the names of 74 U.S. sailors who died in a 1969 naval accident to the ...

But she was too urgently needed to be spared for a full refit. Bismarck, in contrast, was a much more modern ship. The 1919 Versailles Treaty severely restricted Germany's ability to re-arm after ...

Chief Petty Officer Donald “Don” Bunce had already taken part in the famous sinking of the German battleship Bismarck when he was again called into action. In 1942 he was part of a three-man ...

The German Bismarck-class Tirpitz was a behemoth and ... After many attempts, the ship was finally sunk by RAF bombers on November 12, 1944. Dubbed the Big E for its considerable size and ...

This was the Royal Navy's greatest loss on a single ship of the Second World War. When the Bismarck was sunk 9 days later over 2000 sailors perished. In total, this great sea battle cost the lives ...

The mighty Hood was the pride of the British Navy for more than 20 years revered around the world as the largest and most powerful warship afloat But when it was sunk by the German battleship ...