In the black veil of dawn on May 19, 1941, the giant Bismarck, a battleship of unheard-of strength, glided into the Baltic Sea, beginning her journey. The German navy had not built such a monstrosity ...

An archive of 22 Royal Nay telegram messages describing the sinking of the German battleship Bismarck is up for auction in the U.K. The Bismarck has been described as the largest and most powerful ...

Key Point: The sinking of the Bismarck was an excellent example of combined arms at sea working together to sink a stronger opponent. On May 23, 1941, the Battleship Bismarck was on a roll. The ...

Dec. 6 -- You are 16,000 feet below the North Atlantic, peering out the window of a tiny submersible. The wreck you see was once the most feared warship in the world. Even now — 60 years after it went ...

While German U-Boats are the most deadly component of the Third Reich's naval arsenal, it had a sizeable fleet of battleships as well. The United States even used a surrendered German battleship, the ...

What You Need to Know: HMS Hood, the pride of the British Royal Navy, symbolized British imperial power during the interwar years. Designed under the Washington Naval Treaty, this fast... 3 Key Points ...

The German battleship Bismarck was built to challenge British naval supremacy during World War II, boasting heavy armor, powerful guns, and formidable design. Launched in 1939, it became a symbol of ...

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 ...

THESE remarkable pictures claim to show one of the most famous moments in World War II – the sinking of the Bismarck. THESE remarkable pictures claim to show one of the most famous moments in World ...

For three days last weekend, the brand new 35,000-ton German battleship Bismarck was mistress of the seas. Against seemingly heavy odds, she had blown to bits Britain’s largest warship, the 42,100-ton ...

Early in World War II, Nazi Germany used its navy to isolate Britain from resupply by sea. Germany capital ships, like the battleship Bismarck, were an important part of that strategy. But it was ...