The Amazing Engineering of the Battleship Bismarck

May, 1941: Germany's newest and largest battleship, Bismarck, slips into the North Sea with the cruiser Prinz Eugen and steams into legend. The ship has one down in history - but just how much of that is myth? Was Bismarck really all she was cracked up to be? Uncover the real story behind the design and engineering of Germany’s most famous battleship. Far from being the unstoppable titan of legend, Bismarck was the product of strict treaty limits, political pressure, and interwar naval theory. In this video we trace how wartime priorities, German naval traditions, and evolving ideas about armor and gunnery shaped the ship from blueprint to launch. Bismarck is now available on SHIP EXPLORER! Download today on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3700470/Ship_Explorer/ Written by Mike Brady & Joe Lavender Edited by Mike Brady & Mikayla Tebano Animated by Jack Gibson With original 1930s recording from @novabrabantia Sources including: http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNGER_15-52_skc34.php https://www.kbismarck.com https://archive.org/details/battleshipsaxisn0000garz/mode/2up http://api.pageplace.de/preview/DT0400.9781472829023_A35506797/preview-9781472829023_A35506797.pdf Navy General Board The Sinking of the Bismarck. Author: William Shirer Battleships of the Bismarck Class : Bismarck and Tirpitz : culmination and finale of German battleship construction. Author: Gerhard Koop Oceanliner Designs explores the design, construction, engineering and operation of history’s greatest vessels– from Titanic to Queen Mary and from the Empress of Ireland to the Lusitania. Join maritime researcher and illustrator Michael Brady as he tells the stories behind some of history's most famous ocean liners and machines! Click the link to subscribe | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsE8PTncfn2Vga48jH46HnQ?sub_confirmation=1 #ships #sinking #disaster #titanic #wrecks #exploration #history #adventure #design #engineering #mairitime #safety #vessels #sailing #documentary #story #oceanlinerdesigns #Bismarck #BattleshipBismarck #NavalHistory #WWIIHistory #WarshipDesign #NavalEngineering #GermanNavy #Kriegsmarine #Battleships #Warships #MilitaryHistory #MaritimeHistory #HistoryDocumentary #ShipDesign #ArmorScheme #NavalArchitecture #SecondWorldWar #HistoricalMyths #HistoryDebunked #WarshipHistory 0:00 Intro 02:41 Origins 14:43 Hull Design 19:07 Engines 23:40 Guns 32:30 Armor 41:46 Fire Control 46:27 Anti Aircraft 49:37 Additional Features & Crew