[Don W]

If the ship WERE scuttled, the captain would have to be a bloody-minded incompetent with no regard for his crew. Highly unlikely, as far more of the crew would have survived with the flotilla of British warships there.

Cameron is yet another trying to alter history.

[AlabamaRebel]

The story I heard years ago was that they scuttled the ship so it would not fall into the enemies hands.

Remember, a lot of Germans would prefer death to being captured.

I'm not saying this is true, but that's what I have read long before they even figured out where it's at.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

After the ship went down, the British picked up a few survivors when they received a report of a submarine in the area. They quickly left before the other survivors (who later drowned) could be saved.

[BluH2o]

Highly unlikely, as far more of the crew would have survived with the flotilla of British warships there.

With water temperature about 48 degrees and German U-boats lurking in North Atlantic waters, not to mention British resolve to destroy the Bismark after it sank the Hood ... the Royal Navy wanted revenge.

[1rudeboy]

If the ship WERE scuttled, the captain would have to be a bloody-minded incompetent with no regard for his crew.

A web-search under Gunther Lutjens is fascinating. He was no incompetent.