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Originally Posted by Bort
The interesting thing is that the Bismarck didn't really have a true allied counterpart. Bismarck was designed to operate independently as a commerce raider, unlike the Allied battlewagons which were meant to operate as part of a battle group or line with cruisers and escorts, engaging similar enemy groups. In that sense, Bismarck and Tirpitz have no true peers.
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Yea, good point!
I think it's pretty fair to safe that it wasn't a "ship of the line" per se, just a massively powerful commerce raider. She was a pretty impressive design though.
Now, on the subject of big BBs...
I think this page is very relevant:
http://www.combinedfleet.com/baddest.htm
(a detailed comparison of the world's most powerful BBs, which actually puts the Iowas at the top)