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==Notes==
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* She received her second upgrade on [http://pastebin.com/txwvdFfC 23/04/2014], together with Tone & Chikuma.
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* She received third upgrade on [[Thread:120420|26/09/2014]]
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** Aside from an overall stat boost, she became the only allied battleship able to launch torpedoes in-game.
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** [[Battleship Re-Class]] is the first battleship overall that can launch torpedoes in-game.
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==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
*She was sunk on her maiden voyage May 27, 1941 at North Atlantic following incapacitating damage.
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* She was sunk on her first operation on May 27, 1941 in the North Atlantic following incapacitating damage.
*She was responsible for sinking the world's largest battlecruiser, British [[Wikipedia:HMS Hood (51)|HMS Hood (51)]].
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* She was responsible for sinking the world's largest battlecruiser, the British [[Wikipedia:HMS Hood (51)|HMS Hood (51)]].
*She and her sister ''Tirpitz'' were the largest ever built by Nazi Germany and any European power.
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* She & her sister ''Tirpitz'' were the largest ever built by Nazi Germany & any European power.
*Her remodel art is based from the '[[Wikipedia:Operation Rheinübung|Operation Rheinübung]]', where she is repainted on her way to Norway. Her 2nd remodel is again also based from the operation, this time after departing from Norway and into the Atlantic.
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** Her torpedo tubes are actually cribbed from ''Tirpitz'', which was equipped with torpedoes.
*Named after German chancellor, [[Wikipedia:Otto von Bismarck|Otto von Bismarck]].
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* She's named after the German chancellor, [[Wikipedia:Otto von Bismarck|Otto von Bismarck]].
*Her wreck was discovered in 1989 by [[wikipedia:Robert Ballard|Dr. Robert Ballard]].
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* Her wreck was discovered in 1989 by [[wikipedia:Robert Ballard|Dr. Robert Ballard]].
* Received her second upgrade on 23/04/2014, together with Tone and Chikuma
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* Her first remodel art is based on her Baltic camouflage applied partway through combat readiness training at Kiel Bay. Her second remodel art represents her repainting before departing Norway & into the Atlantic during ''[[Wikipedia:Operation Rheinübung|Operation Rheinübung]]''.
* Received third upgrade on 26/09/2014. Aside from overall stat boost, she became the only allied Battleship able to launch torpedoes.
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* 改 means "remodelled" (for the first time), 改二 means "remodelled a second time", etcetera. However, German ships use ''Zwei'' (two) & ''Drei'' (three) for 改二 & 改三, respectively, omitting the 改, because the developers probably thought that it sounds or looks cool & German is 'exotic'. Via [http://kancolle.wikia.com/wiki/Talk:Suggestion/@comment-Dragonjet-20150121132253/@comment-Admiral_Mikado-20150121195611?permalink=162628#comm-162628 Admiral Mikado].
** If you count enemy fleet, [[Battleship Re-Class]] is the 1st battleship that can launch torpedoes in-game.
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** Those torpedo tubes are actually cribbed from ''Tirpitz'', which was equipped with torpedoes.
      
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
*[[{{PAGENAMEE}}/Gallery|View {{PAGENAME}} CG]]
 
*[[{{PAGENAMEE}}/Gallery|View {{PAGENAME}} CG]]
 
*[[EliteBB|List of Battleships]]
 
*[[EliteBB|List of Battleships]]
*[[wikipedia:German_battleship_Bismarck|Wikipedia entry on battleship Bismarck]]
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*[[wikipedia:German_battleship_Bismarck|Bismarck's wikipedia entry]]
 
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[[Category:Kriegsmarine Vessels]]
 
[[Category:Kriegsmarine Vessels]]
 
[[Category:Battleships]]
 
[[Category:Battleships]]
 
[[Category:Bismarck Class]]
 
[[Category:Bismarck Class]]
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