KMS Tirpitz
LocationTromso, Norway
Year1944
DepthShallow
Size42,900 tonnes
TypeBattleship
About KMS Tirpitz
The largest battleship ever built by a European power. Hunted by midget submarines and bombers for years. Finally capsized after Tallboy bombs dropped by RAF Lancasters. Around 1,000 crew died. The wreck was sold and scrapped after the war.
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