Battleship Bismarck Quotes

“Warship commanding officers typically begin to think seriously about topping off their tanks when their onboard burnable fuel supply is less than 60 percent.”
― William H. Garzke Jr., Battleship Bismarck: A Design and Operational History

“The Royal Navy had no fleet oilers, only tankers, which were not equipped with replenishment gear to refuel at sea.”
― William H. Garzke Jr., Battleship Bismarck: A Design and Operational History

“Admiral Dönitz considered Hitler’s decision to cut back naval construction in 1940 to be one of the two decisive setbacks to the U-boat war at sea.”
― William H. Garzke Jr., Battleship Bismarck: A Design and Operational History

“Bismarck was a lively gun platform, an undesirable attribute for a battleship.”
― William H. Garzke Jr., Battleship Bismarck: A Design and Operational History

“Overall, the horizontal armor protection given to Bismarck was inadequate—a serious deficiency in the overall armor protection design.”
― William H. Garzke Jr., Battleship Bismarck: A Design and Operational History

“The Germans faced the classic warship design trade-off and dilemma—no matter which compromise was chosen, some purists would criticize the final decision as “wrong.”
― William H. Garzke Jr., Battleship Bismarck: A Design and Operational History