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It's an anecdote from Burkard von Müllenheim-Rechberg(the highest-ranking officer to survive Bismarck's sinking IIRC) about how Captain Lindemann said that the Bismarck should be referred to as a "He" instead of a "She," because he considered it too powerful for feminine terminology.

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