At the time, the Bismarck and her sister ship, the Tirpitz, were the largest battleships ever built in Europe. The Bismarck ...

In truth, the Bismarck and her sister ship Tirpitz secretly exceeded the figure by a wide margin. By the time either ship was complete, the international naval treaty system was in shambles after ...

Nicknamed "The Beast" by Prime Minister Winston Churchill, Tirpitz was one of two Bismarck-class battleships built before the war. The two ships were the largest and most powerful warships Germany ...

The German Bismarck-class Tirpitz was a behemoth and a scourge of the Atlantic theater of war, surviving multiple Allied attacks, including a few direct hits. In addition to its thick armor ...

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 Tirpitz, a sister of Bismarck, was badly damaged and was later sunk by RAF bombers. The great grandfather, of Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for his bravery.

David’s research provided a fascinating talk at Bognor Probus’s September meeting. Bismarck and Tirpitz were the largest of the German battleships in 1939. At the Treaty of Versailles, attempts were ...