Lost Military
The Bismarck
Sunk 1941 · North Atlantic, west of France
FoundThe prize. Germany's mightiest battleship
Where. North Atlantic, west of France
Status. Found
Where. North Atlantic, west of France
Status. Found
The account
Germany's greatest battleship was hunted down and sunk in the Atlantic in 1941, and found by Robert Ballard in 1989, nearly five kilometers down.
Leads, where the trail points now
- The site is documented at North Atlantic, west of France; the open questions now are access and what remains, not where it is.
- Confirm the permit and ownership before any dive or visit, since sites like this are usually protected.
- What is there: Germany's mightiest battleship.
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