[okie01]

If I am not mistaken, the general understanding has always been that the Germans set scuttling charges -- insuring that the Bismarck would sink.

[Atchafalaya]

You're not confusing the Bismark with the Graff Spee which was scuttled.

[LiberalBuster]

>>If I am not mistaken, the general understanding has
>>always been that the Germans set scuttling charges --
>>insuring that the Bismarck would sink.

But that was after a US torpedo hit its rudder, which essentially made it a sitting duck. The Germans may well have done things to expedite its demise, but the end result was the same. The ship was going around in circles and it was just a matter of time before it would take sufficient blows to sink.