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1936 CE: Work begins on the German battleship Bismarck in Hamburg at the Blohm and Voss shipyard.
1939 CE: Official launch of the hull of the German battleship Bismarck.
1940 CE: The German battleship Bismarck enters service.
1941 CE: The German battleship Bismarck and the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen set off for the Atlantic on Operation Rheinübung.
1941 CE: The German ships Prinz Eugen and battleship Bismarck encounter the British heavy cruisers Suffolk and Norfolk.
1941 CE: The British battle cruiser Hood and battleship Prince of Wales attack the German battleship Bismarck and Prinz Eugen. Bismarck sinks Hood.
1941 CE: The German battleship Bismarck eludes British ships and sails for St. Nazaire, France.
1941 CE: Swordfish planes from the British aircraft carrier Ark Royal hit the German battleship Bismarck with torpedoes damaging its steering.
1941 CE: Four British ships attack the stricken German battleship Bismarck, which sinks with great loss of life.
1989 CE: The wreck of the German battleship Bismarck is discovered by an expedition led by Robert D. Ballard.