It's pretty amazing to read how far away the warships of that era were when they were fighting each other. Here is a link to the history of Bismarck:
http://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarc...ationhist.html
And look at these two quotes from that site:
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Hood changed course by 20 degrees to port, to bring the after turrets (C, D) into action. Speed: about 28 knots. Distance from enemy: about 19,700 meter.
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Prince of Wales under concentrated fire of Bismarck and Prinz Eugen, shooting well and fast (distance about 16,000 meter).
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