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Next To The Tirpitz The Bismarck, The Flag-Ship Of The Germany Navy Was The Largest German Warship With A Displacement Of 50,900 Tons And A Crew Of 2092 Men. Put Into Service On 24.08.1940, She Left Port On 18.05.1941 For Operation Rhine Exercise . Together With The Prinz Eugen She Was Discovered Early By British Reconnaissance Planes. In The Encounter With The Hood On 24.05.1941 The Latter Was Sunk By The Bismarck. After A Long Chase The Bismarck Was Hit By An Aircraftfired Torpedo On 26.05.1941 And Intercepted By The British Battleships King George V And Rodney. On 27.05.1941 The Bismarck Was Sunk By Her Own Crew 490 Km Off The French Coast.