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Tirpitz

Schlachtschiff 1941 - 1944  Bismarck  Class

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Schlachtschiff Tirpitz March 1944



Contruction Data

Laid down:     Kriegsmarinewerft Wilhelmshaven 02.11.1936 (Slipway 2)
Launched:     01.04.1939
Commissioned:     25.02.1941
Fate:     sunk 12.11.1944 (Norway)
Costs:     181 Mio Reichsmark

Commanders

KzS Karl Topp:     25.02.1941 - 21.02.1943
KzS Hans Meyer:     22.02.1943 - May 1944
KzS Wolf Junge:     May 1944 - Nov 1944
KzS Robert Weber:     Nov 1944

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  Thanks to:  J. J Markowski  B. Biechowski  Tirpitz model photos by D. Emmerich 1985  A. Kyd-Rebenburg  L. R. Baker  
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