Was Bismarck overhyped?

Is Bismarck overhyped?

It was formidable, but its reputation is amplified by wartime memory and the design had significant efficiency problems.

Bismarck was a powerful battleship and a dangerous opponent. Wartime memory magnifies a ship that destroyed a famous adversary because emphasizing the enemy's strength can make one's own loss or eventual victory appear more impressive. That reputation should not be confused with design efficiency. Bismarck is described as chronically inefficient, with the difficulty of reproducing its tradeoffs in a naval-design simulation used as an illustration rather than the basis of the judgment.