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Bismarck class battleship
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Bismarck (+1941)
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propulsion
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steam turbine
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weight (tons)
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41700
disp (surf)
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dimensions (m)
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251 x 36 x 9,3 m
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material
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steel, armoured
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engine
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3 x Blohm & Voss geared steam turbines, 12 Wagner boilers, triple shafts, 3 three-blade propellers, each 4.70 m diameter
An animation of a simplified turbine engine.
The Yarrow boiler, an example of a 3-drum water tube boiler..
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armament
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8 × 380 mm/L52 SK C/34 (15 in)(4×2),
12 × 150 mm/L55 SK-C/28 (5.9 in)(6×2), 16 × 105 mm/L65 SK-C/37 / SK-C/33 (4.1 in)(8×2), 16 × 37 mm/L83 SK-C/30 (1.5 in), 12 × 20 mm/L65 MG C/30 (0.79 in), 8 × 20 mm/L65 MG C/32 (8×4) (0.79 in), 4 × arado Ar-196 A-3, 1 x double-ended catapult
An Arado type floatplane..
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power
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150170
s.h.p.
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speed
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35
knots
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complement
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2200~2221
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| | | |  unknown27/05/2010Bismarck, 'escorted' by gulls and a sailing ship. Notice her sharp line. | | | | | | | | | |
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