о гибели линкора "Бисмарк"

Меня всегда поражало, как из 2400 (по одним данным) или 2200 (по другим) человек команды "Бисмарка" могло остаться в живых всего 115.
По словам англичан с тяжёлого крейсера "Дорсетшир", отправившего последние торпеды в горящий линкор, британские корабли просто ушли...

When Bismarck finally sank, the ships involved in the battle now turned to picking up survivors. Dorsetshire steered for the thickest concentration of survivors and stopped shortly before reaching them. She managed to recover 85 men from the water.

It was with great trepidation that Dorsetshire, believing it sighted a U-boat left the scene in order not to endanger the ship. With the admiral's staff, prize crews, and war correspondents, the Bismarck's complement numbered more than 2,200. Only 115 were saved.

Stopping, dead in the water, to pick up survivors, made any warship extremely vulnerable, the risk was just too great. The remaining men in the water were left to their fate and their God.

Подробная история "Бисмарка", списки команды, судовой журнал и т.д. здесь:
http://www.kbismarck.com
И вот ещё:
http://www.warships1.com/index_inro/INRO_Bismarck_p1.htm