Bismarck's secondary batteries and armor quality ... she was less advanced than contemporaries like Japan's Yamato or the U.S. Iowa-class. In the more than 80 years since she was sunk much has ...

Germany's Bismarck gained notoriety for sinking the HMS Hood before being sunk itself. The USS Washington achieved the only one-on-one battleship kill during WWII. -Lastly, Japan's Yamato ...