Talk:German battleship Bismarck

Failed Luftwaffe and Navy intervention
Should it be added in the "Sinking" section that one of the main reasons the British attack on Bismarck was successful was because the ships had been damaged just beyond the Luftwaffe's maximum range? \ Also, the fact the British thought that the plume of smoke in the distance as they were rescuing Bismarck's crew was from a U-Boat was partly because the German Navy actually had deployed U-Boats to rescue the Bismarck. But due to lack of speed couldn't make it? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dario DeCasseres (talk • contribs) 00.51, 5 January 2022 (UTC)

Hood sunk by Prince Eugen not the Bismark
I dont have a reference here, but I have read that Ballard's observsation of the wreck of the Hood suggest that it is more likely that it was sunk by the Prince Eugen, not the Bismark. I have further read that both the initial reports and ongoing fiction to the contrary are nothing but propaganda - it would not look good to have a battleship like the Hood sunk by a "mere" cruiser. 2001:8003:E40F:9601:9D79:A255:911C:8514 (talk) 01:24, 23 November 2023 (UTC)


 * That theory is long-debunked, and you are mistaken that Ballard supports the idea. Parsecboy (talk) 01:43, 23 November 2023 (UTC)

Gender of Bismarck
Bismarck's captain, Lindemann, referred to the ship by masculine pronouns. As such, I believe we should refer to the vessel by masculine pronouns in the article. I'm aware that ships are traditionally called by feminine pronouns, but I feel like the captain has authority over tradition here.

Sources: [https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/why-do-ships-have-a-gender#:~:text=This%20is%20less%20common%20in,view%20of%20its%20awesome%20power. https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/why-do-ships-have-a-gender#:~:text=This%20is%20less%20common%20in,view%20of%20its%20awesome%20power.]

https://www.kbismarck.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=55 SSBelfastFanatic (talk) 16:06, 25 April 2024 (UTC)


 * No, we won't be propagating Nazi propaganda, thanks. Parsecboy (talk) 16:09, 25 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Alright, thanks! SSBelfastFanatic (talk) 16:16, 25 April 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 20 May 2024
At around 10:00, a shell from King George V penetrated the upper citadel belt and exploded in the ship's after canteen, killing Oels on the gun deck and about a hundred others.

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At around 10:00, a shell from King George V penetrated the upper citadel belt and exploded in the ship's aft canteen, killing Oels on the gun deck and about a hundred others.

"after canteen" to "aft canteen" 143.159.69.199 (talk) 07:22, 20 May 2024 (UTC)
 * ✅ Charliehdb (talk) 09:59, 20 May 2024 (UTC)