Ordered to abandon ship, surviving crew members ... a symbolic event amidst the tragic loss. The USS Bismarck Sea was the last American carrier ever sunk in battle. The year was 1945.

A vehicle was found in the hangar of the USS Yorktown, which was famously sunk by a Japanese submarine during the Battle of Midway in June 1942.

In its first days of combat, Bismarck sunk HMS Hood ... a race against time to chase down the German ship. The chase culminated in an epic battle between the lone Bismarck and the entire power ...

“The Bismarck Sea may not be mine ... down on a warship-escorted convoy off New Guinea and sank it to the last ship. His control seemed cinched last week when 1) a horseless cavalry division ...

This was the Royal Navy's greatest loss on a single ship of the Second World War. When the Bismarck was sunk 9 days later over 2000 sailors perished. In total, this great sea battle cost the lives ...

But in May 1941 - during the battle of the Denmark Strait in the North Atlantic - it was sunk ... Bismarck. The British and German ships were separated by about 10 miles of sea but the Bismarck ...

Sixty years after the epic battle between ... warship was sunk. For more information on the ship, its history and crew visit www.hmshood.com For more information on the Bismarck visit Battleship ...