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Bismarck was scuttled! An eye for an eye!

"I dont have nothing to add" after you have opened a completely new page of history for me is great statement! Please keep doing this research about Bismarck or about any other ship you want.

hi from england, very interesting. its in quite good condition like the uss Yorktown cv5 is, great video

Thanks for putting this up! However, I have to say, calling Bismark the most famous warship in history is a quite a stretch, especially given where she ended up. HMS Victory, the USS Enterprise, several American submarines from WW2 , and a few others would probably laugh at that claim. I've been studying naval warfare for most of my adult life and Bismark isn't what pops into my head when I think of a famous capital ship. I would even argue the Yamato is more well known today because of its size, even if she too was blasted out of the water like Bismark.

It was Saturday 8th July 1989 at midnight. I was both navigator and duty watchman on board a sailing yactht on passage from the Azore islands to the Channel Islands. In the darkness ahead I noted a lit up "flotilla" which was not moving. My position was approximately N45 W17. I was puzzled. At the ocean depth at that position they could not be at anchor. Since they were stationary they were not fishing and since they were lit they were not military. As navigator I made a detailed log entry which included the precise location. Your story resolves my quandary. I was most likely in the presence of the Ballard expedition.

I am a Navy veteran, was an STG aboard a destroyer in the mid to late 80’s. Makes me wonder if the sailors aboard the ship (I assume that even their parents thought the ship would never be sunk and young Fritz would be safe)…Heil Hitler’s all around. As it was sinking and they were trapped, did any … at that that time, still believe in National Socialism? Did the proud parents voice hatred for Hitler and if so, did the Gestapo take them away as further meat for their fanaticism? The price one pays for living in a cult !!!

''History's most famous warship '' ? Who says so ? Bismark had only two battles before being finished off by Royal Navy shells and torpedoes and was active for just 8 months in total. There are plenty of more famous and succesfull warships which survived the war.

Just so people understand war always is the same it's identical all the time… You build it with all the money and resources and it will be destroyed… You raise children yeah they will die they always do. You should learn this word "Democide" It means mass murder by government don't ever forget it

When posted to the New Zealand naval radio station Irirangi I occasionally chatted with an old guy (civilian technician) who apparently was radioman on one of the swordfish aircraft that hit Bismarck and ruined its day. Asked about the event he had nothing much to say except that as they went over the beast he managed a glimpse, saw an officer on the uppers banging away at them with a pistol ... he said that act was what really brought it all home to him (and made it personal).

A Fascinating Summary of the Damage Done to Bismarck and the Condition of the Wreck. I Believe That Bismarck was Sunk, in Spite of the German Argument That She Was Scuttled.

6,000 M oh that's easy to calculate into miles

Thank you.

Cameron is almost convinced HE found the Titanic.

Nicely done sir

Awesome channel just found it.

On the whole, this was a fine review of what the findings of the Bismarck expeditions found.

Thank you.

Very good video, extremely informative and interesting. Great job explaining what we are looking at

Among the unsung heroes of the American war effort were our damage control specialists, both on the ships and on the repair ships and shore installations. From the very beginning, the US had a decisive edge in terms of limiting damage to our ships beyond that caused by initial weapon strikes (with exceptions of course- the Lexington being among them).

I remember seeing this kit on the shelf at Toy World in 1980. It inspired me to learn modeling.

Though James Cameron is my fellow Canadian, Robert Ballard is the superior intellect. Great as usual. Take care, and all the best.

in the end of Bismarck's life, It is nice how the Germans and the British worked together for the common goal in sinking the ship. we can say with certainty they both succeeded and both sides can take credit for the ship's final destruction.

Even at this point in the war, Japanese carrier aviators were seeing what they wanted to see, not what was happening on the water.

These two are an underwater menace....leave the damned thing alone already. Its a gravesite. Go spend your millions on poverty....

dk if repeat comment but there is a British survivors interigation report with many details of final days www.uboatarchive.net/Int/BismarckINT.htm

4:25. that's how the crew scuttled it, the graf Spee had the same thing.

war, young men die, politicians prosper.

Too much blah,blah,blah…………..

The Japanese actually looked down on their best constructed carriers, the Shokaku and Zuikaku, as they rated each other on experience. The air groups of the four big Kido Butai carriers were hardened veterans. This is why Yammamoto sent them to Coral Sea, as it was not as important as objective AF, and thought they would make easy work of escorting the invasion force. Yamamoto violated many principles of Sun Tsu at Midway. His forces were scattered, could not support one another, and the overwhelming superiority of the Kido Butain came when ALL SIX carriers appeared in battle. At Midway, the carriers were not at full strength, the aircraft were well-maintained, but worn out, and they assumed the USN would do exactly as they predicted, not what was best for the USN. Midway was very winnable for the US. Nimitz was itching for a fight. And four carriers vs. three carries + Midway was not as bad of a bet or miracle as some of the early Fuchida-based histories made it out to be.

Thanks for your patient scholarship. Even though these ships killed my people and were trying to destroy allied ships nevertheless, my imagination illustrates your narration, especially concerning the hits and explosions, and against my wishes, I feel sorrow for the men

Forgot scuttling damage. Reason sank.

As far as i know the forms that were given to the kriegsmarine about the performance of the ship revealed that there were problems/ weaknesses at the rear end of the ship especially with the rudder. The kriegsmarine accepted the ship dismissing the issue stating that it would never be an issue.

The Germans engineered everything for strength. So how would've the Bismarck have a weak stern?

I was watching the James Cameron Bismarck expediton on KRplus a while ago, and in Part 4 at the 4.50 minute, I saw what looked like a skull on the hanger floor. I know it's most likely a trick of the light, but it still sent a shiver down my spine at the time.

Fascinating, big thank you

Good video, aside from the few errors in your script. Keep up the good work though. Interesting stuff.

I’m surprised Jimmy Cameron didn’t or hasn’t yet made a love story movie somehow out of the sinking of the Bismarck.

Thanks!

Im actually really surprised they found the Hood considering it BLEW UP...

Incredibly this hull stayed largely intact after going 3 miles very rapidly towad the hard rock bottom of the Atlantic Ocean , and apparently snowboarding down a 3000 ft volcano... wonder what SpongeBob was thinking?

Bismark was scuttled. We all know this...... looks like most of the penetrations were on the thinner upper belt with a few on main belt. But near the end i think Rodney was shooting at poi t blank range at a motionless Bismark so eventually it was gonna sink . Plus everyone was dead or dying and all others were in water already.

Another one pushing the German capital ship 'weak stern' nonsense. German capital ship stern failures all occurred after taking hits in that area. If the sterns were just falling off whilst sailing then it would be a design problem.

I have Ballard’s, Mearns’ and Cameron’s books and videos on the Bismarck, but I have never decided to compare damage reports/conclusions. A welcome video on the subject, and well put together. Thanks.

Cheers

12:14 "...Their orders were so erotic..."

ARGO, not ARGOS.

"Battleship Bismarck" by Garzke, Dulin & Jurens features a section dedicated to the wreck in crazy detail, highly recommended (the entire book actually)