The Bismarck's Last Stand

For the over 2,000 sailors lost on the Bismarck.

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[michaeldryden]

I had a conversation with a lady 40 plus years ago she said her claim to fame was that she had a part to play in sinking the Bismarck. She said that she manned the cinema next to the coastal command in NI . A message came from the base asking for all pilots to report back immediately. She put the message on the screen and they all left. One of them found the ship and the rest is history. If she had waited a few minutes they may have missed the ship. It was a very interesting conversation

[ghw]

In the late 50's, I read CS Lewis's book "The Last Nine Days of the Bismark". That was followed by the movie "Sink the Bismark" and I have been hooked on all things Bismark ever since. Excellent and very informative video! Thank you!

[TheBrettWay]

this one mate thanks for your commitment to my viewing pleasure

[paullewis]

Thanks very much for your flog on the events leading to the demise of the iconic “Bismarck”. Since I was a kid I’ve been interested in the history of Battleships.

[lucyflorey]

My dad had an album of Johnny Horton songs. "Out to Sink the Bismarck " was one of the songs.
I learned the song and understood something about naval battles as a child.

[colinr]

Just as a matter of cultural difference, the term “Well done” is the highest possible praise that you can receive within the Royal Navy. As ex-Australian Navy, we, too, have adopted this term. It seems to be so understated but receiving that praise makes everything worth while.
As to this video…Well done!

[andybricky]

It should be remembered these seamen were looking forward to sinking merchant shipping, these would have been unarmed. War is a terrible beast, would they have felt pity for the merchant seamen dying under their guns? Perhaps they would have shrugged and said, this is war!

[TradinTigerJohn]

Bismarck had a profound, fundamental, and uncorrectable (shy of back to the drawing board) marine architectural flaw that contributed to her doom. The marine architects at Blom & Voss designed her with convergent outer propeller shafts that permitted either the port or starboard propeller to drive the ship ahead without requiring any direction compensating rudder input which adds hydrodynamic drag. So perfectly was this yaw-free thrust balanced, that when she underwent her sea trials in the Baltic, any efforts to steer the ship with differential thrust had no result. Not even full thrust opposite rotation of the outboard propellers would produce any useful turning moment. And yes, this raised considerable concern among those engineers and officers pragmatic enough to see this was a severe deficiency, particularly in a warship. There was of course a backup steering mechanism and procedure. In case of damage to the steam-powered steering motors, the crew of an entire turret could be reassigned to collectively turn large emergency manual control wheels and slowly change the ship's direction. The problem was this didn't address the contingency of the rudders or steering train being jammed by battle damage. Without functioning rudders, Bismarck was without any "Plan B" for steering. While nearly all multi-shaft ships can be at least crudely steered with differential thrust even if the rudders are unusable, all that Bismarck, with her too-perfect convergent shaft design, could do was to meander helplessly without functioning rudders.

[ArcFixer]

It's me again. You knocked it out of the park. You have a talent for writing concise and compelling narratives.

Giving this narrative room to breathe has made you shine.

I've heard this story many times from many sources but this one shines above the rest.

Nuff said.

[Brock_Landers]

Rodney and Nelson were among my favorites warships ever built. 16 inch battleships, three triple turrets forward, able to fire a full salvo without having to turn broadside, but old by WWII and slow for the time.

[markpaul-ymwg]

SPLENDID PRESENTATION.I RANK YOU WITHIN THE TOP 5 OF ANY U TUBE CHANNEL.

[martinlee]

Thanks for posting this really interesting video..out of interest at time stamp 21.06 looks like the HMS Norfolk can you clarify please....BTW My late father was on HMS Norfolk during WW2 and took part in this battle. He spoke about this a few times when we used to have a beer or three at his local pub...Out of all the campaigns the Artic convoys left the most impression with the grim conditions they had to go through, it affected his health in latter years. If you get over the pond and are in North Scotland take a ferry over to Orkneys and then to Hoy to see the Scapa Flow Royal Navy museum where the home fleet was based, I got to see the scale of the place that my dad used to talk about...well worth a trip...keep up the good work.

[worthless]

Nah man why is this so underrated?
Great vid fr

[MensCrib]

Big fan here... But as a ex US Navy Petty Officer, I cringe when you pronounce "forecastle", it should be pronounced "folk-sill", at least that's what we were taught. And there are no ropes or floors on ships, it's lines and decks. In boot camp we were told that "ropes are for cowboys" and if we called a ship a boat, or said ropes when we should have said "lines", we would be sent to "Happy Hour". I once asked: "What's Happy Hour?" I was told: "It lasts and hour and you will be very happy when it's over."

But keep up the good work, I watch every video.

[lt.petemaverickmitchell]

I wish I’d watched this first thing in the morning and not before I went to bed here.
Truly a living nightmare.

[wildcolonialman]

Yes. A gallant fight against impossible odds.

[Kreatorisbackyt]

14 and 16 inch guns made Bismarck a floating wreck

Salute to the sailors of Hood and Bismarck

[aussietaipan]

Sabaton has a great song about the Bismark, it is on YT. Great story about the downfall of this beautiful ship. I did not realize there were initially so many survivors.

[rohanthandi]

The Destroyer attacks in the night was a smart move. Imagine the adrenaline on the RN vessels and the despair on Bismarck. Ppl forget one of the British DDs were sunk the next day by air attack. A footnote that never gets mentioned

[rogerwolstenholme]

HMS Rodney was a Bad Ass Battleship lol