Like her sister ship, Bismarck, Tirpitz was armed with a main battery of eight 38-centimetre (15 in) guns in four twin turrets. After a series of wartime modifications she was 2000 tonnes heavier …

Jan 3, 2020 · It was armed with a main battery of eight 15-inch guns in four twin turrets, more than 50 smaller guns of various sizes, and eight torpedo tubes. It had a crew complement of 2,608, …

The ship was armed with eight 15-inch guns, twelve 5.9-inch guns, and numerous anti-aircraft guns. Service: Unlike the Bismarck, which was sunk in 1941, the Tirpitz spent most of the war …

Jul 1, 2020 · On September 15, twenty-seven Lancasters took off from Yagodnik, most loaded with Tallboys and a half dozen with JW mines, and braved the nearly 100 flak guns defending …

Tirpitz opened fire with her 38 cm guns on the British bombers at 12,500 yards (11,200 m) and disrupted their initial formation but failed to damage any aircraft. The Lancasters dropped 29 …

Jul 4, 2020 · The Tirpitz was the follow-on sistership of the notorious Bismarck, a monster battleship designed from the get-go to vastly exceed the tonnage-limitations stipulated by the …

Apr 13, 2021 · The German battleship Tirpitz while it was in the Fættenfjord in Åsen in 1942. Protecting her from incoming fire was 360 mm of steel on her gun turret fronts, 220 mm on the …

May 21, 2019 · Commissioned on February 25, 1941, Tirpitz departed for its sea trials in the Baltic. Capable of 29 knots, Tirpitz 's primary armament consisted of eight 15" guns mounted …

Feb 26, 2021 · The Tirpitz was the follow-on sistership of the notorious Bismarck, a monster battleship designed from the get-go to vastly exceed the tonnage-limitations stipulated by the …

3 days ago · The Tirpitz was an imposing vessel, with a displacement of over 42,000 tons and a length of 251 meters (820 feet). ... The battleship was equipped with a powerful main battery, …