Bismarck Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | non-dangerous wreck |
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Bismarck Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
48 9 N,16 7 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Water Depth | 4000 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | BISMARCK |
| Type | battleship |
| Flag | DE |
| Length | 241.4 m |
| Width | 36 m |
| Draught | 7.9 |
| Tonnage | 35000 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | May 27, 1941 |
| Original Detection Year | 1941 |
| Last Detection Year | 1989 |
| Original Source | other |
| Surveying Details | H3126/56 9.5.56 SINKING POSN 480900N, 160700W, APPROX. (LONDON GAZETTE SUPPLEMENT 14.10.47). NCA. 20.4.71 SINKING POSN GIVEN AS 481000N, 161200W. (SHIPS MONTHLY, APRIL 1971). 13.6.89 REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN LOCATED BY R BALLARD USING SAME EQUIPMENT EMPLOYED TO FIND THE TITANIC. VESSEL SITS UPRIGHT ON SEABED AND IS IN A REMARKABLY GOOD STATE OF PRESERVATION. (BBC NEWS, 13.6.89). |
| Last Amended Date | Jul 2, 2003 |
Circumstances of loss
BUILT IN 1939 BY BLOHM & SONS. TURBINE ENGINES FOR 30KTS. EIGHT 15 INCH GUNS, TWELVE 5.9 INCH GUNS, SIX 4.1 INCH GUNS. FOUR AIRCRAFT. SIGHTED BY RN SHIPS ON 23 MAY. BISMARCK WAS DAMAGED BY HMS PRINCE OF WALES, BUT HMS HOOD WAS SUNK IN EXCHANGE OF GUNFIRE. ON 24TH BISMARCK WAS HIT BY A TORPEDO FROM BOMBERS OF HMS VICTORIOUS. ON 26TH MAY RN AIRCRAFT FROM ARK ROYAL HIT BISMARCK TWICE & DURING THE NIGHT SHE WAS TORPEDOED BY HMS COSSACK & MAORI. THE HEAVILY ARMOURED BATTLESHIP WAS FINALLY SUNK BY TORPEDO FROM HEAVY CRUISER HMS DEVONSHIRE ON 27TH MAY. SOME 1900 MEN LOST. (DODS).
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48 9 N,16 7 W
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