Tirpitz byl objednán jako Ersatz Schleswig-Holstein – jako náhrada za starý predreadnought SMS Schleswig-Holstein, pod smluvním názvem „G“. Kontrakt na stavbu získaly loděnice Kriegsmarinewerft ve Wilhelmshavenu a k položení kýlu došlo 20

Throughout the Second World War, Hitler’s U-boats and pocket battleships – particularly the dreaded Bismarck and Tirpitz – were a constant threat to Allied shipping. They exacted a massive toll, despite being outnumbered by the Royal Navy. But the v

November 1944 attacked the TIRPITZ with 6-ton Tallboy bombs. She was struck by three Tallboys, and the battleship capsized. 902 crew members died and 880 were rescued. -----Niemiecki pancernik TIRPITZ, będący bliźniakiem okrętu liniowego BISMARCK, zos