According to German crewmen, they wouldn't allow the British to sink them in battle! They wouldn't give them the satisfaction! Dr. Ballard dove upon the wreck and discovered the German sailors might...
According to Dr. Ballard's expedition to the sunken war vessel, the German sailors scuttled their own ship; the German's sunk the Bismarck! They scuttled it because they didnt want it to be captured...
HMS Hood.HMS Hood was a battlecruiser and was not intended to engage a battleship especially one such as Bismarck which was at that time the biggest battleship afloat along with her sister ship...