KMS Tirpitz
Tirpitz was the second Bismarck-class battleship built for Nazi Germany's navy during the Second World War. Named after Grand Admiral Tirpitz, the architect of the Imperial Navy Like her sister ship Bismarck Tirpitz was armed with a main battery of eight 15 in guns in four twin turrets. After a series of wartime modifications, she was 2000 tones heavier than Bismarck, making her the heaviest battleship ever built by a European navy.
in early 1941, Tirpitz served as the center piece of the Baltic Fleet intended to prevent a break-out of Soviet Baltic Fleet. In early 1942, the ship sailed to Norway to act as a deterrent against an Allied invasion.in Norway, Tirpitz was also intended to be used to intercept Allied convoys to the Soviet Union, . Tirpitz acted as a fleet in being, forcing the British Royal Navy to retain significant naval forces in the area to contain the battleship.
In September 1943, Tirpitz, along with Scharnhorst, bombarded Allied positions on Spitzbergen, the only time the ship used her main battery in an offensive role. then the ship was damaged in an attack by British submarines air raids. in 1944, British bombers with "Tallboy" bombs 3 hits that caused the ship to capsize rapidly. A fire spread to the magazine for her main battery turrets, which an explosion. between 950 to 1,204 crew members died Between 1948 and 1957, the wreck was scraped by a joint Norwegian and German salvage operation.
in early 1941, Tirpitz served as the center piece of the Baltic Fleet intended to prevent a break-out of Soviet Baltic Fleet. In early 1942, the ship sailed to Norway to act as a deterrent against an Allied invasion.in Norway, Tirpitz was also intended to be used to intercept Allied convoys to the Soviet Union, . Tirpitz acted as a fleet in being, forcing the British Royal Navy to retain significant naval forces in the area to contain the battleship.
In September 1943, Tirpitz, along with Scharnhorst, bombarded Allied positions on Spitzbergen, the only time the ship used her main battery in an offensive role. then the ship was damaged in an attack by British submarines air raids. in 1944, British bombers with "Tallboy" bombs 3 hits that caused the ship to capsize rapidly. A fire spread to the magazine for her main battery turrets, which an explosion. between 950 to 1,204 crew members died Between 1948 and 1957, the wreck was scraped by a joint Norwegian and German salvage operation.
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