The Bismark was a state of the art battleship for the START of WW-II. Of interest was that the Bismark’s main battery had a rate of fire 50% faster than any other battleship in WW-II.
For an in depth comparison of WW-II BB’s see here...
http://www.combinedfleet.com/baddest.htm
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alfa6 ;>}
That whole “Combined Fleet” site is excellent; a longstanding favorite of mine. Thanks for the reference.