When the Nazis finished its construction, the German battleship Bismarck was the most powerful warship in Europe. Commissioned in 1940, Bismarck immediately posed a lethal threat to both Allied ...

Outcome: HMS 'Campbeltown' exploded, dry dock at St Nazaire disabled ... they had learnt their lesson from events involving its sister ship, the Bismarck. Weighing in at 42,000 tons, these ...