by Bismarck. There was no destroyer named Solent and no successful torpedo attack, although S-class submarine did exist during the war as a submarine operating in the Eastern Fleet in 1944. On 26 May, a Royal Navy destroyer squadron, led by Captain (later Admiral) Philip Vian in , did exchange gunfire during unsuccessful torpedo attacks, with Bismarck inflicting minor damage to the destroyers. The heroic action of the attached Polish destroyer (ex N-class HMS Nerissa) was not depicted, although she sailed straight for Bismarck, signalling "I am a Pole" as she went, but none of her shots found their mark. The aircraft that finally located Bismarck after she escaped detection by HMS Suffolk and HMS Norfolk is correctly shown as a Catalina, but the fact that it was piloted by an American Naval Reserve officer, Ensign Leonard Smith, could not be revealed until long after the war, since the United States was neutral at the time of the engagement. The attacks by Fleet Air Arm Swordfish show some aircraft being shot down; no Swordfish was lost to Bismarcks guns and all were recovered. However, from HMS Victoriouss air raid, two Fairey Fulmar escort fighters ran out of fuel and ditched. Three fliers were picked up from a rubber boat.Sink the Bismarck! also does not show controversial events after Bismarck sank, including 's quick departure after rescuing only 110 survivors, because the ship suspected that a German U-boat was in the area and withdrew. Portrayal of Günther Lütjens The film has been criticised for its portrayal of German Admiral Günther Lütjens, who is portrayed as a stereotypical Nazi, committed to Nazism and crazed in his undaunted belief that Bismarck is unsinkable. In reality, Lütjens did not agree with Nazi policies; along with two other navy commanders, he had publicly protested against the brutality of antisemitic crimes during Kristallnacht. He is portrayed as saying “Never forget that you are Nazis”, but the term "Nazi” was a short form pejorative term used by Germans to refer to the full name "Nationalsozialistiche" ("National Socialist") that has become the common name used in English to refer to the ideology and its followers. He was one of the few officers who refused to give the Nazi salute when Hitler visited Bismarck before its first and final mission, deliberately using instead the traditional naval salute. He was pessimistic of the chances of success of Bismarcks mission and