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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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The Queen Elizabeth class is the most like the Bismarck in layout and appearance, as well gunn and number side. The Bismarck had the advantage in that she was a more modern build so more experience from WW1 went into her construction as well as new advances that had appeared since then.
The Bismarck layout was based on the WW1 Battleship Bayen. The design showed how good it was taking damage through the expereinces of the Bismarck and Tirpitz.