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Bismarck-class battleship

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Bismarck-class battleship
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Key specs

Type
Battleship
Origin
Germany
Shipyards
Blohm & Voss, Kriegsmarinewerft Wilhelmshaven
Construction began
1936
First commissioned
1940
Last retired
1944
Status
Retired
Ships completed
2
Crew
2,065

Battleship

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Performance

Dimensions and weights
Displacement
52,629 t
Length
241.60 m
Beam
36.00 m
Draught
9.30 m
Performance
Maximum speed
30 kn (56 km/h)
Range
8,525 nmi (15,788 km)
Power
119,905 kW
Armament
Armament
8 × 380 mm12 × 150 mm16 × 105 mm16 × 37 mm20 × 20 mm
Aircraft carried
Arado Ar 196

Operators

Germany

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: Bismarck-class battleship, Wikipedia

Figures from the ship infobox of the English Wikipedia article, for the class as a whole. Armament lists what the ships carried or carry.