WAR AT SEA

This timeline covers the naval war between the Western Allies and Axis navies between the years 1939 and 1945.

"We did not intend to fight enemy warships...but we took up the fight. The crew have behaved magnificently. we shall win or die." Admiral Lütjens Commander of the Bismarck's Naval Squadron 25th May 1941 Admiral Bertram Ramsay Grand Admiral Erich Raeder British King George V Battleship Contemporary with the Bismarck, the King George the V class of battleship was unlike the German vessel in that it was built in accordance with the London Treaty displacement limit of 35,000 tons.