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.

In a battle that pits the might of the 1940s Bismarck battleship against a modern-day destroyer, how would this legendary German warship hold up in today’s advanced naval warfare? The Bismarck, one of ...

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.

Defeating the Bismarck became a rallying cry after May 23, 1941, when it snapped the famous British ship H.M.S. Hood in two, killing all but three of the more than 1,400 sailors aboard.

On June 8, 1989, the wreck of Bismarck was discovered by Robert Ballard, an American oceanographer who was responsible for finding the Titanic. 1.

The ship was sunk approximately 300 nautical miles off Brest, France, in May 1941, after torpedo bombers from the British aircraft carrier Ark Royal were able to disable the Bismarck’s steering ...

Bismarck and Prinz Eugen then turned their guns towards the Prince of Wales, pummeling the ship until she had to withdraw. Prince of Wales was a brand new ship, still working out teething problems ...