Design Notes?

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Design Notes?

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Is anyone aware of the existence of any design notes related to the Bismarck?

What I am interested in is a discussion by the ship's designers and/or the Kriegsmarine of certain choices they made:

1) Twin turrets instead of triple;

2) 15" guns instead of 16" guns for main armament;

3) single-purpose 5.9" guns for secondary armament rather than dual-purpose 5" (or similar caliber) guns;

4) An "all-over" armor scheme rather than an "all or nothing" armor scheme; and

5) general decisions re: fuel/endurance, layout, aircraft, anti-aircraft, etc.

Anyone know of the existence of such a document(s)?

Thanks,

--JC