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The ''Bismarck'' was probably as formidable as any battleship then in service. Her primary armament consisted of eight 15-inch guns, mounted in four turrets (called Anton, Bruno, Caesar, and Dora), with a maximum range of 23.6 miles. These 15-inch guns fired projectiles weighing 1,700 pounds. Her secondary battery consisted of twelve 5.9 inch guns mounted in six turrets. She had 16 twin-mounted 4.3-inch long-range anti-aircraft guns and an unknown number of 37-mm. and 20-mm. close-range anti-aircraft guns.  Her commanding officer was ''Kapitan zer See'' Ernst Lindemann.

The ''Bismarck'' was probably as formidable as any battleship then in service. Her primary armament consisted of eight 15-inch guns, mounted in four turrets (called Anton, Bruno, Caesar, and Dora), with a maximum range of 23.6 miles. These 15-inch guns fired projectiles weighing 1,700 pounds. Her secondary battery consisted of twelve 5.9 inch guns mounted in six turrets. She had 16 twin-mounted 4.3-inch long-range anti-aircraft guns and an unknown number of 37-mm. and 20-mm. close-range anti-aircraft guns.  Her commanding officer was ''Kapitan zer See'' Ernst Lindemann.

Although her standard displacement was listed by the Germans as only 35,000 tons, the ''Bismarck's'' loaded or deep displacement was not far short of 50,000 tons. Her length was 797 feet and her beam was 118 feet. She was divided into longitudinal sections, numbered from aft forward. Almost all the Bismarck's armor was welded. The main armor belt is believed to have been at least 13 inches thick, protecting 71 percent of the waterline from forward of Anton turret to abaft of Dora turret. Along the length of the armor belt, but at a distance of 18 feet inside of it, extended torpedo bulkheads. Their height was from the gun deck to the ship's bottom. The turret faces were reported to be at least 11.8 inches thick and the tops of the turrets at least 13.8 inches. From sections 8 to 14 inclusive, double bottoms were built into the ship, extending each side as far as the slope of the armored deck.  Her maximum speed, obtained during trials, was 32.5 knots.

Although her standard displacement was listed by the Germans as only 35,000 tons, the ''Bismarck's'' loaded or deep displacement was not far short of 50,000 tons. Her length was 797 feet and her beam was 118 feet. She was divided into longitudinal sections, numbered from aft forward. Almost all the Bismarck's armor was welded. The main armor belt is believed to have been at least 13 inches thick, protecting 71 percent of the waterline from forward of Anton turret to [[abaft]] of Dora turret. Along the length of the armor belt, but at a distance of 18 feet inside of it, extended torpedo bulkheads. Their height was from the gun deck to the ship's bottom. The turret faces were reported to be at least 11.8 inches thick and the tops of the turrets at least 13.8 inches. From sections 8 to 14 inclusive, double bottoms were built into the ship, extending each side as far as the slope of the armored deck.  Her maximum speed, obtained during trials, was 32.5 knots.

==Surface raiders==

==Surface raiders==