On May 18, 1941, the German battleship Bismarck began its first ever combat mission. It was the most powerful ship in Europe at the time, and was said to be the "invincible" pride of Hitler's navy.

What You Need to Know: In May 1941, the German battleship Bismarck proved formidable, sinking HMS Hood and damaging Prince of Wales while evading pursuit across the North Atlantic. -Yet, a ...

The Bismarck, Nazi Germany’s most feared battleship, may have been scuttled by her own crew to avoid capture rather than sunk by British torpedoes, as film and song have portrayed.Undersea ...

The German battleship Bismarck was the the pride of the Kriegsmarine, Nazi Germany’s naval service.Construction began in 1936, and the ship was commissioned in April 1940. It and its sister ship ...

The Bismarck received damage in the battle also; a hit forward was causing her to be down by the bow, and another hit below the torpedo belt caused some flooding and a shutdown of the port side ...

The Bismarck Sea loading Douglas SBD Dauntless scout bombers from a barge, circa 1944. (U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command) The ship met its fate at the hands of two incredibly lucky kamikaze ...

That led the port to plan a $17 million project to create a new cruise dock. It will be built on vacant land just east of the Lake Express Ferry Terminal, 2320 S. Lincoln Memorial Drive.

For three days last weekend, the brand new 35,000-ton German battleship Bismarck was mistress of the seas. Against seemingly heavy odds, she had blown to bits Britain's largest warship, the ...

LONDON — A large ship tipped over while dry-docked in Scotland, injuring 25 people Wednesday, emergency workers said. Police and emergency services were called to the Imperial Dock in Edinburgh ...