The BISMARCK

By Ryan

Vocab• Swastika-the dreaded symbol of Nazi Germany.• Bismarck-a heavily armed ship sent to only toattack merchant ships. • The Hood-a British ship sent to sink the Bismarck.but failed • King George V-another British ship sent to sink theBismarck and seceded.• Prinz Eugen-another German ship to only merchant ships.

More Vocab

• Norfolk-one of the two ships that awaited the Bismarck at the Norwegian fjord.

Bismarck and the Prinz Eugen. • Knot-a sea mile.• Battleship-a class of warship, one that is

the most heavily armed and protected.

Facts

• The Bismarck was almost a sixth of a mile (823 feet) long.

• The Bismarck was 120 feet wide, weighed 42,000 tons.

• The Bismarck sank 650 kilometers (400miles)off the west coast of France.• The Bismarck sank on May 27, 1941, 10:40 a.m.• 115 of the Bismarck’s crew of 2,400 survived.

The Hood

The Hood was a famous British warship, it waslaunched in 1920 and was named for Lord Samuel Hood. On May 24,1941, the Hood foughtagainst the German ships the Bismarck and thePrinz Eugen with the help of the HMS Prince of Wales. After an initial exchange of gunfire theHood was struck and sank.

Questions

How many crew were on board the Bismarck? How many of the Bismarck’s crew survived? What was the Hood? Who was the Hood named after?

Recourses

Inside the Bismarck World Book .com

Grolier .com

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