For many years, everyone assumed that Bismarck sank the Hood but about a decade ago I became aware of research which strongly suggests the Prinz Eugen in fact sank the Hood. According to one student of naval history, there is no evidence that Bismarck fired a salvo at the relevant time, but Prinz Eugen did. The latter, smaller warship was also firing at Hood and according to Hoyt, had already scored a hit which caused an ammunition fire i.e. was already zeroed in. Prinz Eugen's guns weren't as heavy as those of Bismarck but still sufficed to penetrate and blow up the thinly armored Hood. Even if Bismack did destroy the Hood, the German battleships, like the Yamato, were a foolish waste of resources. If the Germans had used the steel etc for U-boat construction, they might have won the war before 1941, i.e. when Allied ASW forces were still weak. The movie takes some liberties with history. It gives the impression that Bismarck was finished off with torpedoes when it was scuttled. Someone said the officers on the bridge had been killed (during the bombardment) but according to one survivor, quoted, if memory serves, by Mullenheim-Rechberg, Captain Lindemann climbed atop the hull of Bismarck before it sank and went down with his ship while saluting.
Review of Sink the Bismarck!
