Bismarck

1939 Bismarck-class battleship
Vehicle battleship Q150857
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Summary

Bismarck is a battleship[1]. Bismarck ranks in the top 0.81% of battleship entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22,354 views/month, #1 of 123).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: shipwreck[3]
  • Item operated: Arado Ar 196[4]
  • Operator: Kriegsmarine[5]
  • Named after: Otto von Bismarck[6]
  • Manufacturer: Blohm+Voss[7]
  • Vessel class: Bismarck-class battleship[8]
  • Commons category: Bismarck (ship, 1939)[9]
  • Participated in conflict: World War II[10]
  • Yard number: 509[11]
  • Service retirement: May 27, 1941[12]
  • Significant event: ship launching[13], keel laying[14], ship commissioning[15], shipwrecking[16], maiden voyage[17]
  • IPA transcription: ˈbɪsmaʁk[18]
  • Topic's main category: Category:German battleship Bismarck[19]
  • Commons gallery: Bismarck (ship, 1939)[20]
  • Crew members: Adalbert Schneider[21], Burkard Freiherr von Müllenheim-Rechberg[22]
  • Location of creation: Hamburg[23]
  • Described by source: The Operations Room[24]
  • Short name: Bismarck[25]
  • Length: 251 m[26], 241.6 m[27]
  • Height: 15 m[28]
  • Width: 36 m[29]
  • Speed: 30.01 knot[30]
  • Mass: 45,950 tonne[31], 50,300 tonne[32]
  • Vehicle range: 8870 nautical mile[33]
  • Nominal power output: 110,450 kilowatt[34]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Bismarck include Bismarck-class battleship[35], a ship class[36], founded in 1939[37].

Why It Matters

Bismarck has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] Bismarck is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

Entities named for Bismarck include Bismarck-class battleship[35], a ship class[36], founded in 1939[37].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The naval war in the Atlantic (1939-1945). wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The naval war in the Atlantic (1939-1945). wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . The naval war in the Atlantic (1939-1945). wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . The naval war in the Atlantic (1939-1945). wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0335937-Bismarck-bitevni-lod
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0335937-Bismarck-bitevni-lod, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259493|batch #259493]]"
  2. 22w ago · Vicarage · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Participated in conflict → World War II
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Participated in conflict: Battle of the Denmark Strait"
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