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.

'Nightline' to Air Footage of Bismarck Wreck. By ABC News. June 22, 2001, 12:32 PM. June 22 -- Even after 60 years in the icy Atlantic, the sight of it still causes some people to tremble.

In May 1941, Germany sent its mammoth new battleship Bismarck into the North Atlantic. In its first action, it sank the Hood, the flagship of the British fleet, killing all but three of its 1,418-man ...

In May 1941, Germany sent its mammoth new battleship Bismarck into the North Atlantic. In its first action, it sank the Hood, the flagship of the British fleet, killing all but three of its 1,418-man ...

The wreck you see was once the most feared warship in the world. Even now — 60 years after it went to the bottom — the Nazi battleship Bismarck is still a fearsome sight.

there are overriding scientific objectives.'' The Bismarck, sunk in 1941 by the Royal Navy, has been found 15,000ft down in the Atlantic 600 miles west of the French port of Brest by the same ...