German battleship Bismarck Ship name: KMS Bismarck Ship type: battleship Ship class: Bismarck Launched: 14 February 1939 Commissioned: 24 August 1940 Complement: 2065 men Displacement: 50405 tonnes (maximum) Main Armament: 8 x 380 mm L/52 SK C/34 (4 × 2) Secondary Armament: 12 × 150 mm L/55 SK-C/28 (6 × 2) Armour: belt - 320 mm, turrets - 360 mm, main deck - 100 to 120 mm Lenght: 250,50 m Beam: 36 m Draught: 9,3 - 10,2 m Range: 8525 nmi (15788 km) at 19 knots Speed: 29 knots Machinery output: 150 170 shp (111 980 kW) Fate: sunk by Royal Navy on 27 May 1941 (North Atlantic)

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