Bismarck
1939 Bismarck-class battleship
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds
0 sources
Summary
Bismarck is a battleship[1]. Bismarck ranks in the top 0.81% of battleship entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22,354 views/month, #1 of 123).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: shipwreck[3]
- Item operated: Arado Ar 196[4]
- Operator: Kriegsmarine[5]
- Named after: Otto von Bismarck[6]
- Manufacturer: Blohm+Voss[7]
- Vessel class: Bismarck-class battleship[8]
- Commons category: Bismarck (ship, 1939)[9]
- Participated in conflict: World War II[10]
- Yard number: 509[11]
- Service retirement: May 27, 1941[12]
- Significant event: ship launching[13], keel laying[14], ship commissioning[15], shipwrecking[16], maiden voyage[17]
- IPA transcription: ˈbɪsmaʁk[18]
- Topic's main category: Category:German battleship Bismarck[19]
- Commons gallery: Bismarck (ship, 1939)[20]
- Crew members: Adalbert Schneider[21], Burkard Freiherr von Müllenheim-Rechberg[22]
- Location of creation: Hamburg[23]
- Described by source: The Operations Room[24]
- Short name: Bismarck[25]
- Length: 251 m[26], 241.6 m[27]
- Height: 15 m[28]
- Width: 36 m[29]
- Speed: 30.01 knot[30]
- Mass: 45,950 tonne[31], 50,300 tonne[32]
- Vehicle range: 8870 nautical mile[33]
- Nominal power output: 110,450 kilowatt[34]
Body
Works and Contributions
Things named for Bismarck include Bismarck-class battleship[35], a ship class[36], founded in 1939[37].
Why It Matters
Bismarck has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] Bismarck is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]
Entities named for Bismarck include Bismarck-class battleship[35], a ship class[36], founded in 1939[37].