Title
The German battleship "Bismarck", 1941
Caption
The German battleship "Bismarck", upon completion in early 1941 by the Blohm & Voss shipyards, Hamburg.
It has not yet received its camouflage paint.
Leaving Gdynia (Poland) for its 1st war operation, on May 18, 1941, the "Bismarck" would be sunk in the Atlantic by fire from British planes and ships, on May 27 of the following year, after having destroyed the British battle cruiser "HMS Hood", on May 24.
Date
1941
Credit line
Photo12/Collection Bernard Crochet
Reference
CRO01169_112
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
5,2Mb (551,8Kb) / 7,5in x 2,7in / 2244 x 805 (300dpi)