National Interest on MSN2 个月
Last Battle of the Bismarck: How Britain’s Navy Took Down Germany’s Mightiest Battleship
What You Need to Know: In May 1941, the German battleship Bismarck proved formidable, sinking HMS Hood and damaging Prince of ...
BuzzHint on MSN5 个月
The Epic Saga of the Bismarck: Triumph and Tragedy at Sea
The Bismarck, just the mention of this name, runs shivers down the spine of naval historians. It was indeed the largest and fastest battleship ever built. Its story is one of marvel engineering, ...
PBS7 年
The Ships
But she was too urgently needed to be spared for a full refit. Bismarck, in contrast, was a much more modern ship. The 1919 Versailles Treaty severely restricted Germany's ability to re-arm after ...
BBC6 年
Remembering HMS Hood, the mighty warship launched in Clydebank
The ship was sunk in 1941 by the German battleship Bismarck, with the loss of all but three of the 1,418 crew. The laying of the keel for HMS Hood got under way at John Brown Shipyard in Clydebank ...
North Dakota opens its legislative session with speeches and drinks from a 115-year-old ...
North Dakota's legislative session opened with the usual speeches and the use of a 115-year-old silver punchbowl once used on ...
PBS1 个月
Respect for the dead
This was the Royal Navy's greatest loss on a single ship of the Second World War. When the Bismarck was sunk 9 days later over 2000 sailors perished. In total, this great sea battle cost the lives ...