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PHOTO 034. Bismarck Conning Tower.

Bismarck conning tower. The forward armored command station as seen from the foremast searchlight platform. Its walls were 350 mm KC thick and the roof was 220 mm KC. The 7-meter rangefinder cupola had not yet been installed at the time this photo was taken. The left side of the conning tower has been painted in black as part of the new striped camouflage pattern. Two of the three director telescopes protruding from the roof can also be seen. Hamburg, February 1941.
Bismarck Baseline

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