In the movie SINK THE BISMARCK!, two of the actors were Flight Direction Officers on Royal Navy aircraft carriers that were sister ships and the two actors later served together in the same office.
In SINK THE BISMARCK!, Michael Hordern played Admiral John Tovey, commander of the battleship HMS KING GEORGE V, which led the sinking of the Bismarck, and Kenneth Moore played Captain Jonathan Shepard, who coordinated the hunt for the Bismarck.
During World War II, Hordern was a Flight Direction Officer on the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious, and Moore was a Flight Direction Officer on the aircraft carrier HMS Victorious, the Illustrious' sister ship, which had participated in the hunt for the Bismarck. Later in the war, Hordern served in the office of Naval Assistant to the Second Sea Lord, and Moore was in the same office.
May 27, 2025 is the 84th anniversary of the Royal Navy sinking the German battleship Bismarck on its first combat voyage after it sank the famed battle cruiser HMS Hood.
In the movie SINK THE BISMARCK!, Michael Hordern played Admiral John Tovey, commander of the battleship HMS KING GEORGE V, which led the sinking of the Bismarck.
Kenneth Moore played Captain Jonathan Shepard, who coordinated the hunt for the Bismarck.
