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How long is a Bismarck-class battleship?

A Bismarck-class battleship is about 251 m (823 ft) long.

What is measured: WWII German battleship, overall length

Bismarck-Class Battleship (251 m) drawn to scale beside the Statue of Liberty (93 m) and the Eiffel Tower (330 m)
Drawn to scale, from left to right: Statue of Liberty (93 m), Bismarck-Class Battleship (251 m) and Eiffel Tower (330 m).

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How big is that, really?

  • As long as about 2 football (soccer) pitches end to end
  • About 76% of the height of the Eiffel Tower
  • As long as about 5 Olympic swimming pools end to end
  • About 2.7× the height of the Statue of Liberty
  • About 30% of the height of the Burj Khalifa

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Facts about Bismarck-Class Battleship

Bismarck sank Britain's HMS Hood in 1941 before being hunted down and sunk by the Royal Navy days later.

Source: Naval History and Heritage Command: Bismarck-class battleship

Military

NameSizeCompared with Bismarck-Class Battleship
Akula-Class Submarine113 m (371 ft)0.45×
Virginia-Class Submarine115 m (377 ft)0.46×
HMS Dreadnought Battleship161 m (527 ft)0.64×
Ohio-Class Submarine170 m (558 ft)0.68×
USS Arizona Battleship185 m (607 ft)0.74×
Zumwalt-Class Destroyer190 m (623 ft)0.76×
Bismarck-Class Battleship251 m (823 ft)this page
Yamato-Class Battleship263 m (863 ft)1×
Iowa-Class Battleship270 m (886 ft)1.1×
Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carrier333 m (1,093 ft)1.3×

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Which is bigger: Bismarck-Class Battleship or Zumwalt-Class Destroyer?

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