![]() ![]() Such a rescue was frankly impossible, Bismarck chose to fight and ultimately die under the guns of the victorious Royal Navy. Wallowing helplessly in a circle Bismarck was doomed unless a friendly ship of sufficient power took her in tow to the Port of Brest or back into the Baltic Sea. Nor could the sole portside shaft apply enough power to overcome the rudders and the drag of the starboard and centerline propellers. (see postscript) The centerline shaft could not counter the rudder deflection in any case. ![]() Stopping or backing the starboard shafts while applying full ahead on the portside shafts theoretically could counter the yawing effect of the jammed rudders, thus enabling her to hold a course - or would if Bismarck had four turbines and four propeller shafts like her near-contemporary, USS North Carolina.
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