Battleships: Tirpitz

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Some photos of her before leaving Germany-forever, in 1941. Note that the camo pattern was ONLY applied on her seaward beam! DFO
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Tirpitz camo schemes. The (bottom) all grays with white on top was her last scheme; she was sunk while sporting that look.......DFO
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TIRPITZ and the "Baltic Fleet", 1941......... DFO
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Bismarck Class Battleship Tirpitz pictured at Gotenhafen on May 5th, 1941.
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Some views of TIRPITZ the following month, June, 1941. She was working up in the Baltic. :) Note the camo-ONLY-on starboard!! DFO
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Working up in the Baltic, 1941............ :) DFO
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22 March, '43......TIRPITZ prepares to leave Bogen Bay, Norway. Torpedo boats Jaguar and Grief are alongside.

She would sail to Altafjord the next day. ;) DFO
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Children pictured playing in a bomb crater whilst the wreck of Bismarck Class Battleship Tirpitz is being salvaged off Håkøy Island near Tromsø, Norway c1948.
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Bismarck Class Battleship Tirpitz pictured in June, 1941, off Rugen Island, Baltic Sea, during her shakedown cruise.
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The Wreck of Battleship Tirpitz - Capsized and Salvaged in Cold Norway

Ah, Tirpitz. Perhaps the most useless of all battleships in her intended role. While probably the most famous example of a 'fleet' (or ship) in being, she did very little other than float in Norway. And generally make a menace of herself, in the British inability to put her down.

That said, when she was finally sunk, her wreck became an interesting topic. Capsized in shallow water, until salvage work began soon after the war. The pictures of that salvage, much like Mutsu, are quite fascinating to look over.

See - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhTuyPLfZ6Y&t=11s - LFT

Good set of pictures:
http://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck_c ... pping.html
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