How the Bismarck Was Sunk

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The Bismarck. Pride of the German Navy. Indestructible leviathan. Pitted against the pride of the Royal Navy. The mighty HMS Hood. Follow the story of this incredible naval battle as we take you through this contest of giants and the disabling of the Bismarck by the humblest of aircraft. After the last blow she was scuttled sinking to the depths with most of her crew along with Admiral Johann Günther Lütjens.

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[rorykellas]

Glad you’ve covered this story Yarnhub team. There were some genuinely beautiful shots in this one, amazing to see you guys animate something on this scale!

[DanLoadan]

He actually managed to do something i couldn't find elsewhere, a detailed animation of how the battle went down.
I mean I do like the one operations room did, but this one is much more detailed.

[jimpatterson]

The German admiral and Captain of Bismarck did not see eye to eye. The captain looked at him and said "I will not stand by and do nothing while my ship is shot out from under me!" And ordered to open fire on Hood. Great video. Hope to see more naval actions!

[sunnyinfinite]

"The Bismarck had put up a most gallant fight against impossible odds worthy of the old days of the Imperial German Navy, and she went down with her colours flying."- British Admiral John Tovey (After the sinking of Bismarck)

[grimalkin]

I read that Lütjens never gave the order to fire. That he was still considering to try outrunning them to not bring the wrath of the Royal Navy on them when Lindemann said something along the lines of “ I will not have my ship shot out from under my ass” and gave the order to fire without waiting for Lütjens

[petehall]

HMS Dorsetshire torpedoed Bismark at the end, when Bismark was listing heavily before slipping beneath the waves. Dorsetshire and Maori rescued over 100 of Bismark's compliment, but left after a U-boat was reportedly seen in the area. No sailor ever willingly leaves another adrift at the mercy of the sea. As I understand it, some British sailors had tears in their eyes as they steamed away. A U-boat picked up five more crew, but the rest were lost.

[Sam_Aconitum]

an extension to the story
U-556, Bismarck's neighbor while being constructed, was there watching and unable to help because she was out of torpedo and the only thing she can do is report.
back then when she was about to commissioning ceremony, U-556's captain was unable to hire a band so Bismarck's captain lent their band to U-556's ceremony. with this kind gesture, U-556 captain drew up a certificate of sponsorship with accompanying text saying:
*We, U-556 (500 tons), hereby declare before Neptune, Lord over oceans, seas, lakes, rivers, brooks, ponds, and rivulets, that we will provide any desired assistance to our Big Brother, the battleship Bismarck (42, 000 tons), at any place on the water, underwater, on land, or in the air.*
It was sad that U-556 failed to assist her big brother, Bismarck...

[the_steamtrain]

I love how you covered the story from the German rather than the allies side

[mmopnk]

I love that at the beginning the bismarck is described as "the flagship of the navy, the terror of the seas". Not sure what came first, the sabaton song or this video, but that little touch was just so cool to me

[charlestonianbuilder]

I wish you guys added a little detail of a polish destroyer flashing in morse code;' i am pole' while you talked about the destroyers harrassing the bismarck, other than that, you guys outdone your selves once again!!!

[LGHTYTHING]

Man it's sad how so many lost their lives, the HMS Hood and the Bismarck respectively had so many young sailors on there.
Props for this documentary, Yarnhub, this is the best one yet

[lawrencema]

Fun fact: One of the Swordfish pilots was about to release his torpedo when he noticed his navigator yelling “not now!”, hunched over the side of the plane, trying to judge the waves. Because of his navigator’s judgement, his torpedo ended up becoming the one that jammed Bismarck’s rudder.

[davidoiu]

This animation looks like an action movie, well done Yarnhub.

[TheCrimsonFckr]

My Grandfather was on HMS Sheffield, who was with the Rodney and King George.
Even though they were severely damaged, and being pursued by half the Royal Navy, they still returned fire until she was almost at a 45 degree list.

He said it was one of the bravest things he'd ever seen.

[llama_wehraboo]

From the mist, a shape, a ship, is taking form
And the silence of the sea is about to drift into a storm
Sign of power, show of force
Raise the anchor, battleship's plotting its course

[firenzarfrenzy]

“The flagship of the navy, the terror of the seas, it’s guns have gone silent at last”
May the metal dreadnought take it’s place on the deep throne of the seabed

[christopherabimanyumintard]

Note: The HMS Hood wasn't a battleship, but it's a battlecruiser

[captain_commenter]

Bismarck: King of the ocean
Yamato: Empress of the seas
Both meeting a terrible end, never able to fulfill their purpose

[Paraffinmeister]

Fun little story, I once met the man credited with shooting the rudder of the Bismark. He was at my late Great Uncle's house one afternoon when I dropped by to give him a hand with something on his boat and the 2 of them were talking about HMS Royal Oak which sank just below the house. I heard first hand from him about how much trouble the Bismark's AA guns had trying to hit the slow moving Swordfish.