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* She was launched on the 14th February 1939.
* She was launched on the 14th February 1939.
* She was sunk on her first operation, [[wikipedia:Operation Rheinübung|''Operation Rheinübung'']], on May 27, 1941 in the North Atlantic Ocean ([https://tools.wmflabs.org/geohack/geohack.php?pagename=German_battleship_Bismarck¶ms=48_10_N_16_12_W_ 48°10'N 16°12'W]).
* She was sunk on her first operation, [[wikipedia:Operation Rheinübung|''Operation Rheinübung'']], on May 27, 1941 in the North Atlantic Ocean ([https://tools.wmflabs.org/geohack/geohack.php?pagename=German_battleship_Bismarck¶ms=48_10_N_16_12_W_ 48°10'N 16°12'W]).
** [[wikipedia:Fairey_Swordfish|Fairey Swordfishes]] eventually scored a torpedo hit on the rudder, jamming it to starboard & ending Bismarck's retreat to [[wikipedia:Brest,_France|Brest, France]].
** {{Equipment/Link|Swordfish|Swordfish Mk.II (Skilled)|Swordfish Mk.III (Skilled)|text=Swordfish}} eventually scored a torpedo hit on the rudder, jamming it to starboard & ending Bismarck's retreat to [[wikipedia:Brest,_France|Brest, France]].
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* She sunk the world's largest battlecruiser, the [[wikipedia:HMS Hood (51)|''HMS Hood'' (51)]].
* She sunk the world's largest battlecruiser, the [[wikipedia:HMS Hood (51)|''HMS Hood'' (51)]].
* Her wreck was discovered in 1989 by [[wikipedia:Robert Ballard|Dr. Robert Ballard]].
* Her wreck was discovered in 1989 by [[wikipedia:Robert Ballard|Dr. Robert Ballard]].
** Subsequent expeditions have shown a crew-initiated scuttling ensured that it was sooner rather than later.
** Subsequent expeditions have shown a crew-initiated scuttling ensured that it was sooner rather than later.
==See Also==
==See Also==