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How To Draw A Bismark Battleship

BISMARCK LINE DRAWINGS AND PAINT SCHEMES
(Made by Manuel P. Gonz�lez L�pez)

All the drawings on this page have been resized and are displayed at a much smaller calibration (633 pixels wide) than the originals. You should click on each cartoon to see the original enlarged versions (3,014 pixels wide). For all-time results you should print these enlarged versions on paper. The ideal scale for reproduction is 1/1000, and A4 size should print dainty.


Bismarck drawing as commissioned

Cartoon 1. This is how the Bismarck looked right later on being deputed in August 1940. At this fourth dimension the battleship was not completed even so. The iii rotating domes for the rangefinders, the four afterward x.5cm SK C/33 mountings, and the ii 2 cm Flak C/38 quadruple mounts on both sides of the foremast over the searchlight platform had non been installed yet.

Bismarck anchored in Kiel
The Bismarck anchored in Kiel roadstead in September 1940.

Bismarck in the Baltic Sea
The Bismarck in the Baltic Sea in Oct 1940.


Line Drawing battleship Bismarck

Drawing 2. Bismarck in December 1940, after finishing her start ready of trials in the Baltic. Sometime in October-November 1940, while at Gotenhafen, the ii x.5 meter stereoscopic base rangefinders were installed over the foretop and later on command posts. The anti-aircraft battery was still not complete and the iv aft 10.5 cm SK C/33 twin mounts of the new C37 model were installed accordingly.

Bismarck in the Elbe Riber
The Bismarck in the Elbe River in Dec 1940.


Bismarck Paint Scheme

Drawing 3. Bismarck's appearance from March to May 1941 during the sea trials in the Baltic Sea. The battleship was painted with this camouflage pattern during the winter of 1940-1941 while in Hamburg. This included iii angled black and white stripes over the hull and superstructure, with the send'southward ends in dark greyness and false white waves. For aerial recognition, swastikas on scarlet banners were painted on the stern deck and breastworks, and dark greyness was practical to the top of the main and secondary batteries.

Bismarck camouflage scheme
The Bismarck in the Baltic seen from the Prinz Eugen in apr 1941.


Bismarck Camouflage Paint

Cartoon iv. The Bismarck as she looked when inbound the Korsfjord in Norway on 21 May 1941. The cutters, yawls, and dinghies on both sides of the upper main deck were removed before the start of Operation Rhein�hurl. The bow anchor on the stem was removed also together with the jackstaff and the flagstaff in the stern.

Bismarck in Grimstadfjord
The Bismarck in the Grimstadfjord (Norway) photographed from the Prinz Eugen on the morning time of 21 May 1941.


Bismarck colors Rhein�bung

Drawing 5. The Bismarck in May 1941 as she looked during Operation Rhein�bung after leaving the Korsfjord in Norway. The blackness and white stripes of the hull were painted over while in Korsfjord on 21 May 1941. The Swastikas on the decks and the top of the main and secondary turrets were painted over on 22 May.one) This is how the Bismarck looked like during the engagement with the battle cruiser Hood .

Bismarck in the Atlantic
The Bismarck seen from the Prinz Eugen in the morning of 24 May 1941 after the boxing of the Denmark Strait.


Bismarck color plan

Drawing half dozen. Although it is doubtful since in that location is not any photographic bear witness or definitive confirmation, this is how the Bismarck could take appeared on 26-27 May 1941. The battery crews were ordered to paint the summit of the turrets yellow (RAL 1003) in the morning of 26 May.


1) See Bismarck'south War Diary (KTB) 1307 hours on 22 May 1941.

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