This, too. To say that Germany was unhappy at Bismarck's fate is quite an understatement.
5 October 1920: Bismarck (future Majestic II) is badly damaged by fire at Blohm & Voss, Hamburg, during fitting out; as a result, her completion will be delayed by more than a year. Sabotage is suspected but never proven; Harland & Wolff will supervise the balance of the construction. (Sources: The New York Times, 6 October 1920; Chirnside's RMS Majestic; Kludas' Great Passenger Ships of the World; Moss and Hume's Shipbuilders to the World.)