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One of the most feared ships during World War II was the German battleship Bismarck. In May 1941, the Bismarck managed to sneak out of port with the cruiser Prinz Eugen. British naval units were tasked with finding the Bismarck and on May 24 the HMS Hood, known as the pride of the British fleet, along with the HMS Price of Wales caught up with the two German raiders in the Denmark Straight. After a short exchange of fire the Hood’s armor was pierced by a shell from the Bismarck and detonated in the aft magazine. The resulting explosion broke the ship’s back and she quickly sank leaving only three survivors. Prince of Wales retreated, heavily damaged.

The loss of the Hood was a great shock to the nation and the pursuit of the Bismarck became top priority for the British fleet. On May 26 the Bismarck was struck by a torpedo from a British Swordfish aircraft. The hit disabled her rudder and it became almost impossible to steer the ship.

Having damaged their quarry, the British fleet closed in for the kill. On the morning of May 27 the fleet lead by the battleships HMS King George V and HMS Rodney sighted the Bismarck and opened fire. The Bismarck was sunk in a battle lasting approximately 2 hours. The Hood was avenged.

This print depicts HMS King George V the moment she opened fire on Bismarck.
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~t1m-50 1 day ago
The title adds so much
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~RenerDeCastro Mar 29, 2013  Student General Artist
Too bad her Sister Ship sank during the ill-fated Battle for Malaya...
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~Czarcasm101 Oct 17, 2012
It's a phenomenal artwork, that truly does a great job of depicting history unraveling. I've always thought they should make of movie about the Hood based on the three survivors accounts, it'd be a great tragedy/drama movie.
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*markkarvon Oct 17, 2012  Professional Digital Artist
Thank you very much. It would make a great movie but it would have to be dome right in order not to upset anybody.
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~Czarcasm101 Oct 17, 2012
Excellent point:)
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~PaladinMagnus Oct 8, 2012
Awesome job, it always amazed me that it took so many ships just to sink one ship. Two hours of fighting is along time in a battle, atleast the Bismarck went down fighting and gave them hell!
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*markkarvon Oct 17, 2012  Professional Digital Artist
Thank you very much.
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Mood: Love ~Vuduskies Aug 29, 2012
Awesome!
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*markkarvon Aug 30, 2012  Professional Digital Artist
Thank you.
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~Maddog3060 Aug 27, 2012
It's nice to see naval art of those beautiful, deadly battleships of days gone by.
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