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Maybe called Bismarks because the british navy "creamed" the Bismark?
More likely that the Bismarck was by repute unsinkable I suspect.
Interesting this - Brits never say "creamed" although there is an apparent possible Cockney rhyming slang derivation in
"cream crackered" = "knackered"
I'm assuming that Cockney rhyming slang has been covered, or at least that people know you adopt the word that doesn't rhyme as the alternative word:
"I'm just going up the apples" [..and pears = stairs]
"Best put on your whistle" [..and flute = suit]
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