David
Irving replies:

YES, Bismarck
was scuttled by her officers when she could fight no more
— Hitler’s navy adjutant rear Admiral von
Puttkamer confirmed that detail to me — so there must have been many more survivors; while Hood
blew up in one colossal flash after an unlucky direct hit on a magazine, and I believe that only two seamen survived the blast.

Admiral Tovey wanted to issue a signal commending the courage of Bismarck’s
crew; Prime Minister Churchill forbade it.