The entire British Royal Navy mobilized to hunt down Bismarck, the pride of the Kriegsmarine, and on May 27, 1941, HMS Rodney ...

On May 27, 1941, the British battleship HMS Rodney joined the relentless pursuit of the German battleship Bismarck, flagship of the Kriegsmarine. Alongside HMS King George V, Rodney opened fire ...

The last turret, C, ceased fire ten minutes later, at 9:31 a.m. Bismarck’s main guns were totally out of action. Still, the fifty-thousand-ton battleship refused to sink.

The last turret, C, ceased fire ten minutes later, at 9:31 a.m. Bismarck’s main guns were totally out of action. Still, the fifty-thousand-ton battleship refused to sink.

All three were struck by gunfire which penetrated their thin deck- and turret-armour. ... Five months later, Bismarck's design was complete. She was launched on 14 February 1939.