About the Bismarck

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1. Who was the Captain (Kapitan zur See) of the Bismarck? Ernst Lindemann Kurt Hoffmann Erich Forste Karl Topp

2. When did the Bismarck set sail for its one and only operational cruise? May 1941 June 1941 May 1942 May 1940

3. The Bismarck's main armament was in four separate turrets of two guns each. What was the size of those guns? 457mm (18in) 406mm (16in) 380mm (15in) 355mm (14in)

4. The four turrets of the Main Armament of the Bismarck were each given a name. The forward turrets were named A-turret Anton and B-turret Bruno. The aft turrets were C-turret and D-turret Dora. What was the name for C-turret? Answer: (One Word: famous Roman)

5. On the day of the last battle the Bismarck was up against the battleship HMS King George V and which other British battleship? Renown Duke of York Repulse Rodney

6. What was the maximum speed of the Bismarck? 20 knots 28 knots 30 knots 24 knots

7. What British ship's radar was the first to locate the Bismarck as it was sailing past Greenland and Iceland? HMS Norfolk HMS Suffolk HMS Maori HMS Neptune

8. What was the name of the sea passage that the Bismarck was in when it was first sighted? Denmark Strait Norwegian Sea North Sea Hudson Strait

9. What was the name of the other ship in the Bismarck class? Scharnhorst Tirpitz Gneisenau Deustchland

10. What weakness on the HMS Hood was most likely the cause of its sinking? she was running low on fuel it sacrificed speed for armored protection it sacrificed armored protection for speed its main armament was not large enough

11. During the battle off Iceland only gunfire from the HMS Hood managed to score any hits on the Bismarck true or false? True False

12. What was the name of the other German ship that accompanied the Bismarck? Admiral Hipper Graf Spee Admiral Scheer Prinz Eugen

13. During the battle off Iceland the Bismarck group fought the HMS Hood and the HMS Prince of Wales. Of the two British ships which one managed to get the first hit on the Bismarck? Hood Prince of Wales both neither

14. After the sinking of the Hood, planes from what British aircraft carrier were the first to attack the Bismarck? HMS Duke of York HMS Renown HMS Indefatigable HMS Victorious

15. Two days after the first carrier strike, a second carrier the HMS Ark Royal launched its planes against the Bismarck. The planes armed with torpedoes,did not sink the Bismarck. But what they did do, was to inflict irreparable damage to what part of the ship? fuel oil compartments leaking the propellers the rudder gunnery radar