What was Germanys most powerful battleship during World War 2?

Answer 1

There were several pure German battleships in Hitlers fleet. One that stands out almost anywhere is the Bismarck. Named after famous German leader Otto Von Bismarck, she was the pride of Hitlers fleet. She was the biggest, strongest, and most deadliest of any other ship before her. All new equipment and a tough and sturdy crew. On the day that the boat was to launch, Hitler was on board. He wanted to see the creation for himself. He congratulated the crew of being the crew to be operating the best boat that anyone will ever have the pleasure of hearing of. The captain of the ship, Ernst Lindeman, didn't have faith in the ship. He thought that the mighty vessel would be destroyed. The ship went on a hit and run mission accomponied by the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen. The went straight to the Denmark Straits. Their target was the famous British battleship, the Hood. From 15 miles away, the Bismarck hit the Hood with a salvo, destroying much of the ship and recorded as the luckiest shot in history. The Hood lasted for 12 seconds after the barrage before the Prince of Whales, the ship accompanying the Hood, opened fire on the German duo. Now closer, the Prince of Whales was in firing range and opened fire on the Bismarck. She hit the Bismarck once, and it hit an oil line. Bismarck and the Prinz Eugen attacked with fury. In the end, the Prince of Whales retreated, which sustained heavy damage. The Bismarck and Prinz Eugen left for friendlier waters. The hunt was now on. roughly 2-3 days later, the might of the British fleet had surrounded a crippled Bismarck which was hit by torpedo bombers. They hit the rudder. The Bismarck could only spin around in circles. They put the ship down within minutes. The crew jumped overboard in ho[es to be rescued. Today, the Bismarck, once feared by all, is the happy home of many fish.

Answer 2

Tirpitz class.

Germany's most powerful battleship during WW 2 is actually the Bismarck.
the Bismarck , probably Germany 's most famous battleship in World War Two

Answer 3

The four German battleships active in World War II were:

Scharnhorst

Gneisenau

Bismarck

Tirpitz

The first two were approximately 33,000 tons each, mounting 9x 11" guns.

The second two were approximately 44,000 tons each, mounting 8x 15" guns.

There were also two old pre-dreadnought battleships active in the Kriegsmarine (German Navy) during World War II:

Schliesen

Schleswig-Holstein

These two ships had been obsolete since they were built prior to World War I, but did provide service in shore bombardment and training capacities. Schleswig-Holstein actually fired the first shots of the war in the bombardment of the Westerplatte near Danzig.

Answer 4

Wrong in so many ways if you state the Bismarck was the most powerful battleship of ww2!

All the newer US (Iowa class), Yamato class and Nelson class battleships were far more powerful. Bismarck was built in response to the french Richelieu-class ships which were inferior to their American, British and Japanese counterparts. The 14inch KGV class was capable of disabling the Bismarck (one broadside in early action blew out the entire rear part of a turret on the Bismarck killing the entire turret crew) class ships with its high velocity/penetration rounds and accuracy and the Nelson class (HMS Rodney) 16 inch shells devasted the ship as well with early hits to the conning tower.

If Bismarck were silly enough to engage any Iowa class (or hypothetically the Yamato class) she would have been blown out of the water in a similar way to the Bismarcks engagement with the British Royal Navy.

One thing that can be said for the Bismarck in its favour is that it was a very tough ship to sink! Although utterly beaten in battle, the ships internal citadel survived intact and is said to have sunk through scuttling (self destruction by crew), although the few surviving crew members and historians agree that the ship would have sunk either way due to the severe damage it had taken in battle.