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 ...

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

Bismarck’s swift reversal of fortune was ... It and its sister ship, Tirpitz, were 821 feet long and displaced fifty thousand tons, making them by far the largest warships ever built by Germany.

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 ...

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.