A marvel of German engineering, the Bismarck-class battleship Tirpitz was designed to project power and challenge the British Royal Navy’s command of the High Seas. Displacing over 42,000 tons ...

In addition to its thick armor, the Tirpitz was heavily armed and capable of severe damage. After many attempts, the ship was finally sunk by RAF bombers on November 12, 1944. Dubbed the Big E for ...

The Tirpitz was the Third Reichs ultimate weapon Sister ship to the Bismarck she was the most successful German battleship of WWII She alone had the power to destroy an entire convoy and from ...

The extraordinary story of how two RAF squadrons finally sank Tirpitz, Germany's most powerful and dangerous Second World War battleship, after 34 failed attempts ...

A great example of the indirect action that defined the Tirpitz’s war service was the destruction of Convoy PQ-17 in 1942. The mere threat that the battleship might deploy from its base in ...