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Raising Bismarck for forensic engineering

Bismarck and Yamato are proposed as candidates for a forensic study of how design compromises worked in the completed ships.

Question

Which sunken warship would be most useful to raise for a close study of its design?

Short answer

Bismarck, because forensic inspection could clarify how its many design compromises and inefficiencies worked in the built ship; Yamato would also be valuable.

Notes

Bismarck is the preferred candidate because direct physical inspection could expose how its design compromises and inefficiencies worked in the completed ship. The aim is a forensic engineering study of the vessel's construction and design decisions. Hood provides a comparison: its plans and contacts with people connected to its designers have already made a detailed examination possible. Yamato is another candidate because its design also involved substantial compromises that would reward closer inspection.