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Black navy war 2 bismarck10/17/2023 ![]() At the same time the Hood and Prince of Wales moved in from the other direction to tackle the German ships head-on. ![]() Using its recently installed radar to track the German ship it was soon joined by the Norfolk. On 23rd May the Bismarck was spotted by the heavy cruiser Suffolk. However, Admiral John Tovey had been informed of its position and he called up every available warship to destroy Germany's most powerful battleship. Afterwards the ships headed for the Denmark Straits in an attempt to avoid the Royal Navy based at Scapa Flow. The Bismarck and Prinz Eugen left port on 18th May 1941 but it was not until 21st May that British intelligence was informed that the ships were refuelling in Bergen Fjord in Norway. Completed in 1940, at 41,700 tons, was considered the most powerful warship in the world. The battleship Bismarck was ordered by the German government for the German Navy in 1935.
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