Hitler At Launch Of 35,000-Ton Battleship -- The Battleship "Bismarck" Ready for the Launoh in the shipyard of Blohm and Voss at Hamburg. Here Hitler spoke this afternoon at Hamburg, where he attended the launching of Germany's first post war 35,000-ton Battleship. The ship was named Bismarck, after the Iron Chancellor. The Naming Ceremony was performed by Frau Dorothee Von Loewenfeld, wife of Vice-Admiral Von Loewenfeld, and Granddaughter of Bismarck. February 14, 1939. (Photo by Keystone).