Scrapping a captured Bismarck for material might make practical sense, but preservation as a war trophy is considered more likely. Any attempt to rebuild her would still require extensive reconstruction. Another possibility is repairing only enough to put the ship on display, allowing her to survive as a museum ship in Britain. Capture is also imagined to produce a very large prize-money award.
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A captured Bismarck as a war trophy and museum ship
Limited restoration for public display offers a possible future for Bismarck even if rebuilding her as an operational battleship makes little practical sense.