The death of the Tirpitz is ignominious. The death of the “Tirpitz” is inglorious.

On this day, the 12th of leaf fall, 1944, during the hour of Another Light War, the British aviation near the Arctic sank the largest fascist battleship “Tirpitz”

This linear ship with a total water capacity of 56,000 tons (depth - 251 meters, width - 36 meters) weighs 380 mm and a dozen 150 mm guns, can develop a maximum speed of 30.8 knots, Yogo swimming added up nine. The “King of the Oceans” carried six Arado-196 seaplanes on board, with a crew of 2,340 people.

In early 1936, at the shipyards of Hamburg and Wilhelmshaven, the Bismarck and the Tirpitz were laid down - the largest warships that were in Germany. Although it was officially stated that the water capacity of the new battleships was 35 thousand tons, in reality this value was exceeded and not for the second time!

Structurally, "Bismarck" repeats "Scharnhorst" in many ways, fundamentally facing us directly ahead of the main caliber artillery. A 380mm harmata with a 52-caliber long barrel could fire 800kg of projectiles with a cob velocity of 820 m/s. However, due to the reduction in the maximum angle of movement to 30°, the shooting range was changed from 11 inches to 35.5 km. Moreover, this importance was respected by too many, so it seemed impossible to conduct a battle at such distances.

The armor of the Scharnhorst was increased mainly by increasing the height of the head belt and increasing the thickness of the upper belt to 145 mm. The deck armor, as well as the width of the anti-torpedo protection, became unchanged. Approximately the same can be said about the energy installation (12 Wagner boilers and 3 multi-body turbogear units). The water capacity of the armor has changed a lot (up to 40% of the water content), although it cannot be called insufficient, but the relationship between protection and armor has become more balanced.

However, such giants as “Bismarck” and “Tirpitz” could not satisfy the Fuhrer’s ambitions, which are growing.

On the right, during the winter of 1938 - 39, Raeder presented Hitler with two plans for the development of the fleet: the first would include submarine ships and battleships, whose guilt would bring to a halt the enemy’s trade; Therefore, with another option, a not very significant one was created, except for Volodiv, including a great striking force of the fleet, which would be able to destroy the trade of the enemy and the strength of his military fleet.

Hitler confirmed another version of the plan, declaring that until 1946 the fleet would not be needed to achieve his political goals.

It is clear that Raeder’s idea of ​​striking at trade would disturb the enemy’s fleet and center him before the solidified plan, and then, having lost his part with the most important forces, the rice of theoretical development began to swell. Conceptually, this idea echoes the plans for the High Seas Fleet ahead of the First Light War. Todi didn’t lie to herself.

Let's turn, however, to the design and life of important artillery ships, which the Viconati praised plan "Z".

In any conflict with the Royal Navy, the key factors were the range, speed and strength of the ships. By 1937, when design work began on these ships, the German Naval Headquarters began working on them:

standard water capacity is over 50,000 tons
built: 8406mm. harmat u chotirioh vezha, 16 150mm. harmat for paired vezhas, 105mm. ammunition at the new “anti-aircraft” towers (special closed installations), 37mm. anti-aircraft guns, including two “special anti-aircraft guns”, 4 hydroplanes, 6,533 mm. torpedo tubes
Speed ​​30 knots
cruising range 16,000 miles at 19 knots speed
zahist: Armored citadel, which has a beam of 406mm. shells from normal combat distances, the PTZ can defeat the bulge of a torpedo with a 250 kg TNT warhead.

Through the additional benefits of Hitler, growing dimensions and military intelligence, Project H went through five different stages. Within the framework of our research, we focus only on the first stage - the H39 project.
On June 18, 1939, in an unprecedented attack on the Third Reich, Hitler gave the fleet the necessary re-importance for the expansion of his shipbuilding program. The shipyard only has enough space to build new battleships. Therefore, two battleships ("N" and "M") were built at the "Blomm und Voss" shipyard near Gamburzi, two ("J" and "N") - at the shipyard of the "Dechimag" concern near Bremen, one ("L") – at the state shipyard near Wilhelmshaven and ostanniy (“K”) – at the Deutsche Vijalo shipyard near Kili. Undeterred by long periods of sleep at these shipyards, the hulls of ships that went beyond their boundaries were planned to be supported by capitals. On the first 15 June 1939, the keel of the battleship "N" was laid down, then on the 1st spring - "J" and on the 15th spring - "K", and when the war began, it stopped all everyday life. In a different scenario, it is possible that with the settlement of the denied priority, this ship would have been able to be sold for the six-term term.

In his other battle with Raeder in 1939, with the development of new warship projects, Hitler pointed out that the new German ship was guilty of greater force of attack and defense, the lower rival of the British fleet i.

If Raeder respected Hitler that the German fleet would not be ready for battle with the Royal Navy until 1945, Hitler sang that for the victory of political commands, to stand before Germany, the fleet would not be needed until 1948. Without any consultation with Raeder, Hitler terminated the Anglo-German maritime treaty of 1935 on the 28th quarter of 1939. Having stated that the ship's planned life program may follow the plan, the ships with the United Kingdom will be supported on an amicable basis.

Let's turn around to the N-type battleship.

At the initial stage of the project, the robots developed a variety of capabilities up to the size of the ship and its main caliber. Hitler wants to make his new battlefields the most powerful in the world. As early as 1934, robots began to rise above 406mm. projectiles, for which a whole series of tests, firing tests and other similar approaches were carried out. Until 1939, they produced all these similar barrels, since the Krupp company was interested in designs for 380 and 283 mm. ammunition for ships of the Bismarck and Scharnhorst types. After the signing of the pact with the Radyansky Union on mutual non-aggression in 1939, sixteen more 380mm barrels were added. The equipment and spare parts must be supplied to the SRSR. As a result, despite the pressure of Hitler, who had fired large projectiles, the Germans decided to opt for the “N” project on the 406mm caliber, which was lost on the rebuilt project in 1940.

Another more important decision was the cruising range and type of power plant. Since Great Britain was now considered a potential enemy, voyage range became a major factor, especially due to the presence of bases in the oceans in Germany and the difficulty of crossing into the Atlantic. In order to achieve this, significant priority was given to diesel units. Despite the low wastage of heat, the diesel unit has little advantage, so that with its help it was possible to switch from economical running to a new one for the treatment of illness, just like ships with steam turbines at a cost of at least 20 units. The fuel supply was insured for a 1000-year operation of diesel engines at a ship speed of 19 knots.

Wanting the "N" project to have greater water capacity of the lower "Bismarck" and "Tirpitz", the German designers lost faith in the principle of placing the projectile of the main caliber in several double-brow walls. For the Supreme Military Sea Command, the benefits of such expansion were obvious in anticipation of the end of the World War. Three and four-armed men were respected by the ungrateful.

At the beginning of work on the advanced project, any proposals to force the middle artillery in the same type as “Bismarck” and “Scharnhorst” were launched through marriage near the nadbudov, which did not allow the development of normal conditions lu. It was difficult to find room in the hull for additional ammunition supplies, since the diesel power plant required more space, and the lower steam turbine also required more pressure. Moreover, the fact that hydroplanes meant that there was plenty of space for aircraft hangars and facilities for landing operations. Due to the impossibility of combining all the inlet and exhaust pipes of 12 head diesel engines and 12 diesel generators into one pipe, it was possible to switch to a two-pipe version. The presence of two pipes and a large number of boats did not allow the flight hangar and catapults to stagnate in the middle part of the ship, as on the Bismarck type. All this possession had a chance to be transferred between another pipe and the “C” pot. If the German designers stuck to the triharmonic turrets of the head caliber, they would have had more flexibility to accommodate aircraft equipment and additional 150mm turrets. sniary

In the spring of 1939, the project was filled with characteristics presented in the table. Vimogs in width and sieges have been able to enclose a total water capacity of 63,596 tons.

Design characteristics of the battleship - spring 1939:
Total water capacity 65.592 tons
The width of the waterline at the design waterline is 37.00 m.
Fallfall with full rotation is 11.02 m.
Ozbroennya: 8 scale 406 mm. /50cal. (4 2 garmatnyh vezhi), 12 garmatnyh 150 mm. /55cal. (6 2 harmant vezhas), 16 harmat 105 mm. /65cal. (8 paired special anti-aircraft guns with closed installations), 16 harmats 37mm. /83cal. (8 twins, of which 2 are closed armored and 6 are behind shields), 32 anti-aircraft 20mm. Automatic, 6,533mm. underwater torpedo vehicles, 4 hydroplanes "Arado196".
Speed ​​34 knots
The tension on the shafts in normal mode is 147.950 hp
Paliv reserve 9.839 tons
Sailing range 16,000 miles at 19 knots
Zachist: 150 mm. - Upper belt, 300 mm. - Head (lower) belt, 100 mm. - Lower armored deck, 50 mm. - upper deck.

Through numerical changes and changes in the thoughts of the members of the GKM, project work became increasingly visible and Hitler began to show impatience. To avoid further delays, Admiral Raeder made it necessary to recognize the person personally responsible for the project. By order of 27 September 1939, fate was created

“Special group of new designs” of 15 individuals, selected by Admiral Werner Fuchs. Since all the power supply for the ships needed to be taken from the Blohm und Voss shipyard near Hamburg, Admiral Fuchs again moved his headquarters there. On June 15, 1939, after the completion of the design work, the testing of the model was completed in the research basin of Hamburg and most of the steel and armor needed for the hull was prepared, and the keel was laid at this shipyard nkora "N".

In addition to the battleships at the front-line rocks in Nimechchyna, battlecruisers were also planned before the war. The most suitable type of project is type “O”.

Tactical and technical characteristics of the "O" type battle cruiser:
Total water capacity: 35,700 tons
Dimensions: 248.15x30x8.8 m.
Ozbroennya: 6 harmat 380/52, 6 harmat 150/48, 8 harmat 105/65, 8 harmat 37/83; 8 - 20 20mm automatic weapons, 12533mm deck-mounted TA, 4 Arado 196 hydraulic jets, 1 catapult.
Armor, mm: top belt 90, head belt 190 (nose 60); upper deck 30, lower deck: at the middle part 60, along the sides 80 (slopes); bashti GK (lob/stіni/til/dah) 220/180/180/50, barbeti GK 180 (feeder part of the barbet “C” 80), bashti SK (skriz) 14; conning tower: (walls/dah/podloga) 200/80/30, well link 80 mm.
Mechanisms: 4 thin-tube boilers of a high pressure “Wagner” system (working pressure 55 atm., steam temperature 460, 1 TPA ​​of the “Brown Boveri” system (single-stage gearbox), 8 head 24-cylinder 2-stroke diesel engines MAN; tension on the shafts 17513 6.
Maximum speed 335 knots; cruising range is 14,000 miles at 19 knots.

Lineal cruisers of the "O" type had a small heavy-duty main caliber, an emergency power plant with great power, and weak armor made them obsolete even before the dawn of life. The prevalence of horizontal protection increased even more in the hour when the storm of air bombs and shells that fell under the great swell when firing from long distances increased, causing ships to spill over the world fire of important harmata and, without any doubt, they could not be victorious in combat lines. The recent selection of the main indicators was based on the concept that it would have reached the place of fate 25 years ago. Obviously, the responsibility for the decision to make such battle cruisers rests entirely with Hitler, who is the first heavyweight to the great ships. They have a terrible enemy for the escort forces of the allied convoys to Europe. But the Germans themselves valued the cruisers “O”, “P” and “Q” absolutely not far behind the concept. In professional circles, this project was known under the name Ohne Panzer Quatsch - armorless nonsense. At that very hour, a lower guard than all other German ships was being designed. The additional supply of water and hull material in the empty side frames often compensated for the weakness of the armor and PTZ and became a positive outcome for the German military ship.

The medical correctness of the decision to vikorystovat on the basis of the great caliber, it is clear that the middle and anti-aircraft armor was clearly insufficient. Installing universal batteries would significantly protect the battery and protect the fire. Unfortunately, the German industry was never able to master the production of flammable universal armor, as a result of which the entire project of theirs, and not just a few of their ships, suffered.

The absence of aircraft carriers in the German fleet resulted from an incorrect assessment of the pilot as an official of the war at sea. Another world war showed that the life of any great artillery ship at the time of the aircraft carriers was a mercy. There was a particular demand for ships such as the “O” type, which were morally outdated, small in size and high in performance with weak air defense capabilities. It is clear that the O-type cruisers were quickly taken out of trouble and solved the loss of aviation.

The war, which had broken down, changed the plans of the Nazis. The program of the life of surface ships happened to burn out, and in the spring of 1939 Hitler was able to confront 22 British and French battleships and battlecruisers smaller than the 11-inch Scharnhorst and Gneisenau "("kishenkovі linkori" is not covered by insurance).

Thus, the only full-fledged battleships in the warehouse of the German Navy were two ships of the Bismarck type. It should be noted that in maritime historical literature, the Bismarck and the Tirpitz are often called among the world's most important battleships. There are many reasons for this. First of all, that’s what Nazi propaganda said. In another way, the British played along with it in order to justify the ever-more successful actions of their fleet, which is far superior in strength. Thirdly, the rating of “Bismarck” was greatly increased by the sudden death of “Hood”. Apart from their counterparts, the Germans were no better off for a long time. Armor, armor and anti-torpedo protection were offered to both “Richelieu”, “Litorio”, and “South Dakota”, not even mentioning “Yamato”. The weak points of the “Germans” were the lack of energy, “non-universality” of the 150mm artillery, and underdeveloped radar capabilities. As for “Scharnhorst”, he criticizes again, but it’s still not entirely fair. Although the same is true for the “Bismarck” (before which, the seamanship was unimportant, which weakened the bow part of the hull), but, of course, with smaller dimensions, it meets the criterion of “variety efficiency” And it deserves a nasty assessment. Before that, there is a need to believe that there is another project in the world (after “Dunkirk”) of a fast-moving battleship, which is an hour ahead of its tough “brothers behind the class.” And if "Scharnhorst" managed to refurbish six 380mm guns, then they could become even more interested in a distant battle cruiser, which would outperform the British "Repulse" in all respects.

And now, in our opinion, it is necessary to determine what kind of ships the important German artillery ships were. The connections between the projects of the Deutschland and Gneisenau types, which were the culprits of trade, even with specific rice, are clearly visible. Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, by their actions, proved that they were raiders, unsuitable for artillery battles with enemy battleships. If you want, you can keep track of the enemy's important artillery ships - with the Dunkirk, the German battlecruisers could still compete on equal terms.

Although the Gneisenau can very often be called a raider, it is still more of a cruiser, less of a battleship, with a pair of Bismarck type on the right side. The concept of cruising war did not concern anyone, the plan adopted by Hitler at the beginning of 1939 was still respected, except for the decisive battle with the forces of the enemy fleet in communications. And if you know that the core of the fleet is tight, if not small, then it becomes clear that you should not be surprised by the performance characteristics and the history of the battle stagnation of the Bismarck and the Tirpitz, which were the two remaining battleships of the Third Reich. Among the Germans, during the period between the World Wars, battleships transformed into great cruisers, into raiders, into small-scale trade, and to conduct battles on equal terms with any enemy.

Therefore, turning to the beginning of this paragraph, it seems to us entirely pre-literal of the other name: “The progressive evolution of the German raider”, without specifying the class of the ship, because all the stinks, united for the spirit, are of massacre for the class Ikatsiyu - from an important cruiser to a battleship, including class of battlecruisers (with a lot of intelligence).

The battleship "Tirpitz" is another battleship that entered the warehouse of the military-naval forces of the Third Reich. This is a Bismarck-class battleship. This battleship practically did not take part in combat operations, but its presence significantly threatened the convoys in Norway for the Soviet Socialist Republic, and until all this time, it would deprive the greedy fist of enough strength for the English fleet. The battleship "Tirpitz" was trying to be lost for a long time, but success came only in the fall of leaves in 1944, when it was attacked with powerful "Tallboy" class bombs from the wind.

The battleship "Tirpits" was launched near the capital in 1939. The names of the ships are in honor of the founder of the current fleet of Nimecchini - Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz. Initially, "Tirpits" was planned to be used as a raider, which would attack merchant ships and enemy caravans on the Atlantic Ocean. However, coming from the share of the ship "Bismarck", Hitler had a chance to become disillusioned with the capabilities of the fleet over the water, and therefore the ship "Tirpitz" rarely stopped working.

At the beginning of 1942, the ship "Tirpitz" was dispatched to the waters of Norway to carry out a "water battle" on the Russian convoy to carry out a counter-operation organized during the war Commando of the British Islands of Vaugsey. In addition, the ship Tirpits was located and almost the entire VVV was seen. But, apparently, the mere presence of the ship "Tirpitz" shackled the great naval forces of the British fleet with a slimy lance. In other words, the fleet of Great Britain took care of a possible threat from the side of the battleship and steadily carried out operations to reduce that battleship. As many as 14 such operations were carried out, and the battleship “Tirpits” itself carried out only three offensive operations. As a result of these operations, the military ship "Tirpitz" was sunk by the British fleet on November 12, 1944 in Tromso during an air attack, which was loaded with 5-ton Tolboy bombs.

Once the war was over, the parts from the ship were broken and sold directly to the city by a company from Norway. Almost the entire ship was cut into pieces and taken away. During the flooding, a significant part of the bow of the ship "Tirpitz" was lost.

In the history of another world war, the fighting interaction between the regions - a participant in the anti-Hitler coalition sits in a special place. Not all episodes of this spy warfare are known to the general public, after the sinking of the largest ship in the German fleet.

1943 r. The command of the British Royal Navy, as before, is afraid of attacks by the Kriegsmarine at night - where the routes of the famous Arctic convoys pass, which deliver military equipment, ammunition, food and plenty to the USSR nope. Finally, in London, they learn that the Germans are preparing a large-scale operation involving battleships, including the largest of them, the Tyrpitz.

Poshkodzheniy, but still not safe

"Tirpitz" may not have deprived the base of Norway occupied by the Wehrmacht, but Hitler feared for the share of the battleship after the death of the same type "Bismarck". Proteus represented the smallest potential threat to the allied Arctic convoys, limiting the significant strength of the British Navy.

The English tried not to roll their eyes at “Tirpitz”. For home ownership with the Radyansky kerivnitstvo, the 543rd air reconnaissance flight of the Royal Airborne Forces flew to the Vaenga-1 airfield, located near Murmansk - 275 kilometers beyond the Polar Stake, and were piloted by Major Robinson and Lieutenant Dinant. The pilots were closely aligned with the British military mission near Polyarny. Through it, the stinks were removed from the mines and for exploration for the benefit of the Pivnichnogo fleet. From spring until the fall of the leaves in 1943, the Lankans launched 50 flights over the main military-naval bases of the Germans near northern Norway.

Before the speech, the “competent authorities” repeatedly informed the commander of the Airborne Fleet, Admiral Arseniy Golovko, that the British were photographing the Radian territory. However, the headquarters of the Northern Fleet is not in contact with the allies.

In order to get the "Tirpitz" out of harm's way, the British planned an attack on the small submarines. The operation was successful. On June 22, 1943, the ship suffered serious damage as a result of mini-submarines drying up their fuel charges. The armored giant was put into repairs, which were completed in the spring of 1944.

At the end of the fall of 1943, the flights of the British air force were transferred to the 118th Reconnaissance Regiment of the Airborne Forces Fleet. The English pilots turned to Fatherlandism. However, after four months, Lieutenant Dixon needed to fly to Waeng again.

Zapobizhni nalyoti

1944 r_k. A large-scale offensive of the Red Army on the Skhidny Front for new supplies. Around the time of the landing of the visiting allies at Normandy, a large number of ships were transferred to the Soviet Union to transport goods from the USSR. In reality, this task would have been completed in stages: first, the maximum amount of everything necessary for the Radyan troops would be transferred to Murmansk and Arkhangelsk, and then they would begin the trial in the landing operation in Europe. When this decision was made, there was an increase in the flow of air during daylight hours.

Also, from now until the beginning of 1944, the largest caravans of the entire war were destroyed along the snow route (the advancing convoy headed for Russia only in the middle of the sickle). However, the British Admiralty was not unreasonably afraid that the stench would not appear to the Kriegsmarine, and even the repair of the Tyrpitz was nearing completion. In London they once again tried to destroy the battleship with a blow from the wind.

In the spring of 1944, to activate surveillance of the Tirpitz, the reconnaissance Spitfires were again transferred to Vaeng-1. Major Furnis, Lieutenant Sirg and the already familiar Lieutenant Dixon regularly supplied the English mission and the headquarters of the Air Fleet with the information they received. And just before the hour of the air attack, the lead ship of the German Navy was taken out of trouble for four months.

Towards the end of the grass, the British pilots were called home, and their vehicles, as in the forward attack, took away our 118th Air Regiment.

In Lipna and Sickle in 1944, the supremely armored monster of the Third Reich, still alive, was attacked by English planes from “floating airfields.” No success. In response to these misfortunes at Veresna in London, a new, well-thought-out operation was launched to sink the Tirpitz. Vaughn took away the name "Paravane".

Heading to Arkhangelsk

The plan was conveyed as follows: the British important Lancaster bombers would fly to the Radian air bases, take off, head to Norway and drop heavy bombs “Tallboy” of British design on the German battleship engineer Barnes Wallis. A blow from this, directly behind the British plan, would become a further disadvantage for the enemy.

To participate in the operation, the finest squadrons of the Royal Airborne Forces were selected: the 9th squadron of Lieutenant Colonel Beisin, which carried out the first attacks on Berlin, and the 617th squadron, pilots of which The hydraulic spores on the Rhine were called dam drainers. They were commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Tate, three recipients of the Order of Military Merit - one of the most honored cities in Great Britain. After the accident, Colonel McMullen.

The crews did not have a single pilot, who had flown over Nimechchina less than 60 times. All the pilots are small and have special desires. London had no doubt: the attack was doomed to success.

On June 11, 1944, at about 21.00, from the Luzimaut airfield, we rose into the sky for 41 flights, heading for Arkhangelsk. Ten years later, the representative of the British mission, Captain Walker, informed the command of the White Sea Flotilla about the flight of the united Lancaster.

To resettle the English, an old steamboat, Ivan Kalyaev, was driven to the Yagidnik airfield near Arkhangelsk. (I will respect in the arms: the ship bore the name of the Socialist-Revolutionary terrorist, who killed the Grand Duke Sergius Oleksandrovich in 1905 - the uncle of Emperor Mikoly II. And ... a relative of the British royal Budinka. But they didn’t think about such a “trash house” in Moscow. In London and It’s similar to her, they decided not to lose respect.) On the birch there were two great dugouts for 50 people. When it became clear that instead of the recovered thirty aircraft, over forty more would arrive with passengers (334 individuals in total), they dug up and cleaned out a couple more dugouts. They installed a radio and installed a telephone. At the disposal of guests from Foggy Albion, they saw two boats for connecting with the place and two single-engine airplanes.

On the 12th of Wednesday, at about 6.00, the first “Lancaster” of Captain Pryer appeared over Yagidnik. Not responding to the greeting after landing, the pilot rushed to the radio station. Through bad weather, or even worse - through the inconsistency of the frequencies of the positive radio beacons and the English radio receivers, the Lancaster landed blindly, without adjustment. Why, from 41 flights to Yagidnik, there were only 31 bombers, and 10 vehicles ended up in other places. Fortunately, none of the pilots were seriously injured, but all the pilots required minor repairs.

The worst thing happened to Lieutenant Kili’s crew, having sunk the village of Talagi near the swamp. A parachutist-guide happened to be dropped here, who led the pilots to the river, watching them evacuate the seaplane. Several “Lancasters” flew independently to Yagidnik in just a few years. Six cars were in disrepair at the landing site.

Operation Paravan

The Radian aviators denied the opportunity to get to know the finest pilots and bombers of the Received Kingdom. "Lancaster" deserved high praise. Kozhen, who looked around the aircraft, sent a report to the headquarters of the aviation fleet. Particular attention was paid to the aim and modernization of the astrograph, which automatically calculates the coordinates of the vehicle’s location, including them on the swimmer, which self-destructs, and the navigator’s map.

Two locators, as well as the hatch on the right side of the bow cabin, did not disappear from the eyes of our guards. It has become clear what the purpose of discarding the foil is, which neutralizes the impact of the enemy locator. In a word, the veteran pilots and engineers have discovered a lot of good things for themselves.

Preparing for the operation, the commanders of the British squadrons, together with the Radyan staff officers, began to clarify the route. The crews waited.

On June 15, 1944, at about 4.37 a.m., Captain Watson's Mosquito flew to reconnoiter the weather in the snowy area. The sky was clear over Kaafjord. We learned about this on Yahidnika, and 28 Lancasters took off near the wind. Among the pilots there was a feeling of depression.

At about 10:00 the planes set off on course. On board are 21 heavy-duty Tolboys and 72 two-hundred-kilogram bombs. At about 13.57 we went to the meta. The anti-aircraft guns were moving. Unbelievably, one of the cars, which was flying left-handed in front of the flagship Lancaster, fell out of favor and rushed towards Tirpitz. The order behind the earth will be destroyed. Leading Lieutenant Colonel Tate was alarmed by the story of bombers on another colo. Raptovo did not give in to the blow. The enemy was cut off two hulks in order to put up Dimov's dependencies. On another approach, they dropped bombs as luck would have it.

On April 14, the planes crashed into the Yagidnik airfield and landed in three years. There was only one car in England, in which there were military correspondents who followed the progress of the day.

Later it became clear: as a result of one of the bombs, a hole measuring 10 by 14 meters was made in the shell of the battleship, and water began to rush out of it. Based on the intelligence information that was found from Norway, as well as photographs of aerial reconnaissance, the fakers indicated that the renovation of the Tyrpitz will take at least nine months.

In this manner, Operation Paravan was successfully completed. The "King of the Oceans" was brought out of order. For the high level of organization of the safety of the British squadrons, the commander of the White Sea Flotilla, Vice Admiral Yuriy Panteleev, and two other Radyan officers were awarded English orders.

The last blow

The Allied fighters deprived Arkhangelsk in groups. The pilots of the Royal Airborne Forces said goodbye to Russia with almost a wicker binding. The crews who were stranded spent an hour on local excursions, and in the evenings dancing in the airfield club and watching Radian films. Dekhto tried to keep an eye on the Russian girls, what the special people secretly found out about.

On the 27th of Sunday at 22.00 there was a local ceremony of farewell to the English, who were the rest. Six emergency "Lancasters" were transferred free of charge to the Radian side. Two repaired aircraft served in the Airborne Forces Fleet. Their design and equipment were carefully preserved. Later, these data became useful in the creation of strategic aviation of the USSR.

Well, what about the share of “Tirpitz”?

On November 12, 1944, 32 Lancasters, still the same 9 and 617 squadrons, took off from the territory of Great Britain and flew to the north of Norway. Here, at the bay near the port city of Tromso, the German battleship was based. In order for the pilots to be able to reach the target of attack, withstand the impact and turn back, additional tanks were installed on them and the upper turret was removed.

During the operation, three Tolboy bombs hit the target, and two exploded next to the battleship. The strongest vibration destroyed one of the ship’s main walls. It went uphill and sank. Of the 1,700 crew members who were on the Tirpitz at that moment, thousands of people died, including the commander, Captain Zur See (Captain 1st Rank) Robert Weber.

A short time later, the battleship was discovered by the British submarine Ansheikn. Until that moment, it became clear that the convoy had already been dismissed and Tirpits had turned back. Convoy PQ-17, disbanded and abandoned without protection through the threat of “Tirpitz”, was heavily damaged by air and submarine attacks.

Operation Sizilien

For the success of the operation, the capitals of the mini-submarine ships X6 and X7 were awarded the Victoria Crosses - the most important military towns of the British Empire.

Operation Tungsten

Ulamki "Tirpіtsya"

After the war, the Tirpitz equipment was sold and broken up locally to a Norwegian company. May the whole ship be cut up and taken away. A significant part of the bow of the "Tirpitz" was lost there, having sunk in 1944. In addition, the power generators from the ship were used as a temporary power station, providing electricity to the fishery near the place of Honningsvåg (Norwegian: Honningsvåg).

Not far from the site of the “Tirpitsa” sinking there are small lakes that emerged from the explosions of Tallboy bombs (with a weight of over 5 tons) that sunk the “Tirpitsa” carriage. Currently, several parts of the battleship are being repaired by the Norwegian Road Department (Vegvesenet) as a temporary road surface while repair work is carried out. Several parts of the battleship were melted down into brooches and other jewelry. In addition, a significant part of the armor plating is preserved at the Royal Navy Museum “Explosion!” (“Vibuh!”) in Gosport, Hampshire.

Command warehouse

• Indication during waking hours: Captain of the Zursei Friedrich Karl Topp (German) Friedrich Carl Topp), 15 sіchnya - 25 fierce
• Captain Zursei Friedrich Karl Topp, 25th - 24th
• Captain of the Zur See Hans Karl Meyer (German) Hans Karl Meyer), 24 fierce - 1 grass
• Captain of the Zur See Wolf Junge (German) Wolf Junge), 1 grass - 4 leaves
• Captain of the Zur Zei Robert Weber (German) Robert Weber), 4 leaf fall - 12 leaf fall (kills in battle)

• One of the missions of the game Hidden & Dangerous 2 is connected with “Tirpitz,” in which a group of English spies starts a mission, which is clearly based on a real operation. The mission was over, not only the “Tirpitz” itself was replaced, but also the minesweeper “Olaf”, and also the Enigma encryption machine was stolen.
• “Tirpitz” is a guess in the game Call of Duty in the British missions, where two spies are carrying out sabotage on a battleship – the replacement of boilers and the reduction of electronic units of the radar system.
• "Tirpitz" also appeared in the story of Wolfenstein in the original video, where Agent Blazkovich, the main character, committed sabotage on the ship and sent it to the bottom.

Notes

Literature

• Taras O.Ye. Another world war at sea. – Mn.: Harvest, 2003. – 640 p. – (Military-Historical Library). - ISBN 985-13-1707-1
• David Woodward"Tirpitz". Battleship battles in 1942-1944 = Dawid Woodward THE TIRPITZ and The Battle for the North Atlantic. - M: ZAT Vid-vo Tsentrpoligraf, 2005. - 255 p. - ISBN 5-9524-1636-5
• Tkachov A.V. Polyuvannya on Tіrpіtsa. M: Andrievsky Prapor, 1993.

Div. also

• Battleship Bismarck is the first ship of the Bismarck class.

Attack of the German battleship "Tirpitz" by the Radian submarine "K-21" 5 June 1942 This is one of the most controversial episodes in the history of the Radian Navy during the Great Vietnamese War. The essence of the discussion comes down to nutrition: having attacked the commander of K-21, captain 3rd rank N.A. Lunin "Tirpits" with a torpedo. With the light hand of the marine painter V.S. As an evidence base, there are various indirect statements about the innocence of the German sailors when maintaining combat documentation - even if the fact of torpedoing is unacceptable, the torpedo will be categorically denied. Let’s try, abstracting from the “political” world, analyze the “K-21” attack from the perspective of tactics and technology.

"K-21" began service with the Naval Fleet on September 10, 1941. At the beginning of the war, their crew did not undergo a formal combat training course, being surrounded by buildings other than those entering the KPL-41 submarine training course. From November 7, 1941 to January 28, 1942, under the command of Lieutenant-Captain A.A. The beetle submarine carried out two combat campaigns on enemy communications to save Pivnichnaya Norway, during which there were 8 combat battles, killing 4 torpedoes and 1 artillery attack, 2 m In other productions, having sunk a Norwegian motorboat with artillery fire, Tim no less, the actions of the submarine commander the command was assessed as unsatisfactory, as a result of which the new commander on 4.3.1942 was awarded Hero of the Radyansky Union (the title was awarded by decree of 3.4.1942 for the successful command of “Shch-421”) Captain 3rd rank N.A. Lunin. Under his command in the spring of 1942. “K-21” carried out 1 combat campaign (today, 1 unsuccessful torpedo attack was launched) and 1 campaign to provide assistance to the submarine ship “Shch-402”.

ON THE. Lunin

According to German documents, at the time of discovery the squadron was heading 30° west of the 24th Vulture. The great ships were in front, to the right, "Admiral Hipper", "Tirpitz", "Admiral Scheer". In front of them, one destroyer and two destroyers crashed along the front line, each forming an irregular zigzag. The PLO order was obtained using the float hydraulic jet Non-115.

Battleship "Tirpits"

• Vinyatkovo with good minds of visibility and small (2-3 points) praises, with which the breaker from the raised periscope can be seen from a great distance;
• A close approach to the beginning of the attack of two destroyers and an underwater vessel at a distance of 20-50 kbt;
• The commander of “K-21” (as well as any other commander of the Radian submarine fleet) is aware of the attack on targets that are rapidly collapsing, with strong defense;
• Neznannyam N.A. Let us look at the useful capabilities of German hydroacoustic equipment and the anti-tank armor, and the battles that have fallen, as a legacy, for the share of the ship and crew.

"Tirpitz", "Hipper" and destroyers in Altenfjord

1. 17.00–17.18. Maneuvering to attack the defense destroyer. The phase ended with the discovery of the goldfinches of the great warships.
2. 17.18-17.36. The submarine embarks on the general course of the squadron to attack with its bows on the port side of the water. The phase ended with the discovery of a change in the squadron's course from 60° to a course of 330° (the values ​​of the headings will be set with certainty until Lunin is informed; the change in course is not confirmed by German materials). The incorrect results of these precautions led to the fact that the underwater vessel had a chance to fire a salvo from an almost invisible position - from the stern torpedo tubes on courses that were about to diverge.
3. 17.36–17.50. The K-21 set off on the squadron’s “new” general course to attack with bow craft on the starboard side of the snow. The phase ended with the announcement that the squadron had “changed course” from 330° to the old course of 60°. As a result of the alert at 17.50, Lunin noticed that Choven appeared in the distance directly behind the course "Tirpitz" (course point 5-7 on the port side) at a distance of 35-40 kbt. An attack with nasal devices is impossible.
4. 17.50–18.01. Exit of the submarine on the course "Tirpitz" to attack with stern devices from the left side of the mark. At about 17.55, the K-21 broke through the squadron’s forward defense line. The phase ended with a torpedo salvo.
5. 18.01–19.05. Exit from the attack - heading towards the squadron on a counter course at a depth of 30 m.

Scheme of the Tirpitz attack K-21 behind Yuan

Scheme of the "Tirpitz" K-21 attack according to Omelyanov

Scheme of the "Tirpitsya" K-21 attack outside Morozov.

In conclusion, I would like to reiterate once again that the “K-21” attack was carried out in the clear minds of the situation by the same crew, which was prepared and released the KPL and was able to obtain military evidence. Popritse M.A. Lunin and his companions demonstrated great courage by daring to launch an attack on the largest Kriegsmarine warship, which was facing the tight defense of the army. This achievement is even more noteworthy because of the fact that no other Radian submarine force has been able to launch an attack on a warship larger than the destroyer, despite the potential feasibility until then.

Miroslav Morozov

The article was published in addition to the book by Malov A. and Patyanin S. “Battleship “Bismarck” and “Tirpitz”.
To compile the article, materials from the author and materials from the sites kbismarck.com, wiesel.wlb-stuttgart.de, uboat.net were used.

Before the advent of the atomic bomb, only one war cried out such fear and worship - the battleship. At the time, it was the largest and most complex of the ever-creating crumbling spores.

The story is completely different, it tells us about one of the most valuable projects in human life, which has drawn the current political map of the world. During the race, emperors, admirals, politicians, all were under the influence of the greatness of the fire power of the floating fort. Linkori respected the principles of world politics and demonstrated the real importance of the power in the world arena. Battleship "» — This is the history of the struggle for the world's peace, which ended with large-scale battles of the twentieth century.

After Germany demonstratively revoked the Treaty of Versailles, a discussion arose in the military department about what kind of ships - surface and submarine - would be suitable for cruising war on enemy communications. The top was acquired by the surface fleet's henchman, Admiral Raeder. In 1939, the largest fleets in the history of the German fleet, the Bismarck and the Tirpitz, left the slipways of Germany. The great appearance of the new military ships impressed the Fuhrer, who was capable of giant spores, and ordered the design of an even larger battleship with a water capacity of approximately 144 thousand tons, otherwise the war would cross his plan And I placed the edge of it in the shadows.

Battleship"Tirpitz" was built at the shipyard " Wilhelmshaven» at Gamburzi at the beginning of 1939. Yogo was called the “battleship” due to the thickness of his armor. The armor of the head belt is 320 mm, the upper belt is 145 mm, the bow and stern belts are 80 mm, the head deck is from 50 to 120 mm, the front armor is from 130 to 360 mm, the conning tower is 360 mm. The cruising range allowed the warship to sail voyages of up to 8,000 miles. After the death of the “elder brother” and the embarrassed Hitler, the “Tirpits” practically did not take part in the fighting, but its presence in Norway threatened the convoys of the USSR and shackled the strength of the British fleet .

A battle broke out behind the battleships of this class. The stench did not give peace to the British aircraft carriers and the Radian submarines. The 12th leaf fall of 1944 was determined to be the end of the year after a barrage of fire, after 121 flights, the Allied aviation managed to rupture the armor plating and » starting to roll rapidly to the left side. In the vicinity of the Liokhi region, a heavy bulge appeared and a warship spread uphill like a keel. Thus, the final point in history was placed on the battleships of Nimechtina.

Looking at history, one can marvel at whatever it is that people have created.

battleship Tirpits photo

battleship Tirpitz display of firing

battleship Tirpitz wheelhouse

shell of the battleship Tirpitz, photo taken in the port of Fættenfjord, Norway

battleship Tirpits is preparing for battle

Tirpits on one of his campaigns

battleship "Tirpitz" at the port of Fættenfjord in Trondheim, Norway, Cherven 1942

battleship Tierpitz in Scheerhafen, Kiel, 1941

battleship "Tirpits" twin brother of the battleship "Bismarck", such a stink has never been heard of

battleship "Tirpitz" at the port of Altenfjord fortress, Pivnichna Norway

The Germans did not rush to deploy the battleship "Tirpitz"

Technical characteristics of the battleship "Tirpits":

Dovzhina – 251 m;
Width – 36 m;
Height – 15 m;
Litter - 10.6 m;
Water capacity - 53500 tons;
Ship's propulsion system- 12 steam boilers “Wagner” and three turbines “Brown Boveri”;
Tension – 163026 k.s.;
Speed ​​– 30.8 knots;
Navigation range – up to 10,000 miles;
Crew:
Command warehouse - 108 separate units;
Special warehouse – 2500 persons;
Ozbroennya:
Zbroya 380 mm – 8;
Zbroya 150 mm – 12;
Zbroya 105 mm – 16;
Torpedo launchers 533 mm – 2X4;
Anti-aircraft protection 37 mm – 16;
Anti-aircraft protection 20 mm – 12;
Aviation:
Letak "Arado" - 4;

battleship Tirpitz illustrations

The Germans placed great hopes on the battleship "Tirpitz"

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Tirpitz

"Tirpitz" (German: Tirpitz) is another battleship of the Bismarck class, which enters the Kriegsmarine warehouse. In combat operations, he practically did not take part, due to his presence in Norway, threatening the Arctic convoys of the USSR and shackling the strength of the British fleet. For its passive role in the war, the Norwegians nicknamed the battleship “The Moon Queen of the Night” (Norwegian: Den ensomme Nordens Dronning). Attempts to destroy the "Tirpitz" met with several failures, but ended in success in the fall of 1944 after an attack from the wind with powerful "Tallboy" type bombs. Details of the battleship are still in military museums around the world.

History of stagnation

The ship was launched on the 1st quarter of 1939. It took its name in honor of Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz, the founder of the current German fleet. It was immediately reported that the "Tirpitz" was acting as a raider, attacking the trade caravans of the allies near the Northern Atlantic. The share of the battleship Bismarck caused Hitler to become disillusioned with the surface fleet, and the Tirpitz was rarely dissatisfied with it.

Since 1942, the Tirpitz was sent to Norwegian waters to fly on Arctic convoys to Russia and against the Archery operation of the British commandos on the island of Vågsøy. There, near the fjords, we stood there for almost the entire Second World War. However, the mere presence of the Tyrpitz brought significant strength to the Royal Navy, although during the entire hour of its stay in Norway it carried out only three offensive operations. Regardless of this, the British fleet took advantage of the potential dangers of the battleship and did not take advantage of its poverty. After repeated attacks from the sea and from the sea, the "Tirpits" was sunk at the station in Tromso on November 12, 1944.

Operation "Tirpitz"

Operation Sportpalast

At the beginning of Bereznya 1942, an attempt was made to overcome convoys PQ-12 and QP-8. PQ-12 Viyshov 1 Bereznya 1942 from the port in Iceland, and QP-8 at approximately the same hour from Murmansk. 5th Berezny "Tirpits" escorted three squadron destroyers, leaving the base and heading straight through the Ice Ocean to Vedmezhy Island. Due to the bad weather, the convoy could not be found, only one of the destroyers was discovered and sank the timber carrier "Izhora", which is part of the QP-8. 9th Birch "Tirpitz" was marked by flight from the aircraft carrier HMS Victorious, and Admiral Otto Ciliax (named Otto Ciliax) decided to abort the cruise and turn back to base.

Operation Rösselsprung

At the end of 1942, the German command planned to destroy the Turpitz and the important cruisers Admiral Scheer and Admiral Hipper to attack the convoy PQ-17 (Plan Rösselsprung - “Ride on horseback”). Through the delays with the permission of the beginning of the operation (given especially by Hitler), access to the sea was achieved in less than 5 days. On this day, the battleship was attacked by the Radian submarine "K-21" under the command of M. A. Lunin. There was a burst of fire from four stern torpedo tubes. The crew was completely attentive to the result of the attack without warning, having felt 2 strong vibrations and a series of weak vibrations. Lunin, in his opinion, admitted that the vibrations are explained by the torpedoes hitting the battleship, at the same time admitting the likelihood that the torpedoes were sunk in one of the destroyers of the escort; At the headquarters of the submarine brigade, his testimony was interpreted as information about the sinking of the destroyer and the crippling of the battleship. In Russian and Russian memoirs, popular and journalistic literature, there are repeated assertions about the destruction of “Tirpitz” during the “K-21” attack, but there is no documentary evidence to support this assertion. The German ships missed the hit (and did not indicate the very fact of the attack); Almost the vibrations of current investigators are explained by the impact of torpedoes when they hit the ground and the distant vibrations of clay bombs thrown by ships to the convoy. Decades of Russian mass media have been publishing evidence for the corrosive version of the production of torpedoes (or torpedoes) K-21 before “Tirpitz”.

A short time later, the battleship was discovered by the British submarine Ansheikn. Until this moment, it became clear that the convoy had already been dismissed and Tirpits had turned back. Convoy PQ-17, disbanded and abandoned without protection through the threat of “Tirpitz”, was heavily damaged by air and submarine attacks.

Operation Sizilien

In the spring of 1943, Operation Sizilien ("Sicily") was carried out - a raid on Spitsbergen. German troops landed on the island behind artillery support from the battleships "Tirpitz" and "Scharnhorst" and nine destroyers. The Germans occupied the island from 6 spring to 9 spring 1943. Operation Sizilien was a single operation, since the “Tirpits” fired at the enemy with its guns (attacked on the enemy’s ships without taking a fatal shot).

Operations against "Tirpitz"

The British launched attacks on the Tirpitz even before waking hours and did not attack them, the docks did not sink the battleship.

Operation Title

30-31 June 1942. Try to find "Tirpitz" for the help of ceramic-coated underwater vehicles under the code name "Chariot" - (English: Chariot), which were torpedoes, ceramic-coated people. The property was delivered to the Tirpitsa parking lot by secret towing in a submerged position behind the fishing boat Arthur (captain - Leif Larsen).

On the 30th of June, the boat with torpedoes in tow managed to sail to the Trondheimsfjord. When it was no more than 15 miles (24 km) to the Tirpitsa parking lot, a strong wind had risen and the wind had risen. On the 31st of June, at about 22-00, a loud screeching sound came out behind the stern. "Arthur" sailed to the nearest harbor, where the diver discovered the loss of both torpedoes. At this point, it was less than 10 miles to Tirpits. The boat was flooded and the team went to the Swedish cordon.

The Germans later discovered the sinking of the boat and, after clearing, they returned to the rescue, which was assigned to a special operation.

Operation Source

Spring 1943: the first successful operation against Tirpitz. For the attack, submarines of the “Ex” class (English X) were used. Most of the mini-ships were towed by emergency submarines. Of the six small underwater ships, attack the "Tirpits" with three: X5 (Lt. Henty-Creer), X6 (Lt. Donald Cameron) and X7 (Lt. Basil Place). Choven X5 was discovered and sunk, and X6 and X7 were dropped under the battleship with almost 2-ton mines filled with amotol. After this, the enemy was also revealed, and their teams were completely destroyed. Regardless of the revealed unsafety, Tirpits could not leave the parking lot until the last minute. The vibration caused serious damage to the battleship: the frames in the bow were damaged and one of the turbines was damaged. The tower “C” with a weight of about 2000 tons was thrown up the hill and when it fell, the shoulder strap jammed. The vipravity of the posture of the doc appeared awkwardly. In addition, all distant worlds and fire control went well. After the damage was removed, the battleship was in good health for six months, and its maximum speed has changed significantly.

For the success of the operation, the capitals of the mini-submarine ships X6 and X7 were awarded the Victoria Crosses - the most important military towns of the British Empire.

Operation Tungsten

Until the beginning of 1944, “Tirpits” was undergoing repairs and became unsafe again. In response to this threat, the British fleet launched an operation code-named “Tungsten”. Significant forces of the fleet took part in the attack, including: two battleships, two attack aircraft carriers, two escort aircraft carriers, two cruisers and sixteen destroyers. The attack began on the 3rd quarter, before the Tirpitsa went out for testing after repairs.

The raid consisted of two Fairey Barracuda torpedo bombers accompanying the Vinishchuva escort. The attacking planes carried not torpedoes, but bombs of various types: armor-piercing, clay, high-explosive and fragments. Persha Hvilya was in charge of the blow at 05:30. By 08:00 the attack was completed: three flights had been spent. "Tirpits" cost 123 killed and 300 wounded. The armored hull was not damaged, but the superbuds were filled with significant damage, as they waited three months for repairs.

Operations Planet, Brawn, Tiger Claw and Mascot

"Tirpitz", as before, having lost the threat, the British Admiralty continued planning operations against him. However, due to the bad weather in the winter of 1944, fate had to deal with three events: operations Planet, Brawn and Tiger Claw.

The attack from the enemy aircraft carriers (Operation Mascot) took place in late 1944. However, up to this hour the Germans had organized an all-out defense, especially a smoke-screen system, and as a result the attack ended unsuccessfully: the attacking planes did not achieve a hit.

Operations Goodwood I, II, III and IV

Toryshny sickle 1944 "Tirpits" was found during sea trials. Shortly after this, the British began to fight again (Operations Goodwood I and Goodwood II), which ended in vain due to bad weather.

Operations Paravane, Obviate and Catechism

Operation Paravane (English paravan) was launched by the Royal UPS of Great Britain on June 15 from the base of Yagidnik near Arkhangelsk. Avro Lancaster aircraft were armed with 5-ton Tallboy bombs and experimental 500-pound (230 kg) underwater "walking" mines. Regardless of Dimov’s curtain, which was placed for the protection of Tirpitz, one of the bombs ended up hitting the bow of the ship, killing it dead. The Germans were practically unable to put Tirpitz in dry dock for repairs, so the battleship was transferred to Tromsø as a floating artillery battery in response to the Allied invasion that was about to take place in Norway. The new location of the ship was already within the reach of the captured fleet from Scotland, and the British continued their attacks on the new one, not knowing about the Germans’ decision not to recapture the ship.

On the 28th, a final raid on Tirpitz was launched from the Lossiemouth base near Scotland, called Operation Obviate - but at the end of the day, the ship was in darkness, and one Tallboy bomb exploded nearby to the ship, bent the propeller shaft.

The next day, on November 12, 1944, at the hour of Operation Catechism (English catechism; add), there was no cloud of darkness or gloom over Tirpitz. The ship was hit by 3 Tallboy bombs: one bounced off the turret armor, and two others pierced the armor and opened a 200-foot (61 m) hole in the port side, causing a fire and a rupture in the powder magazine, which hedgehog "C". As a result, Tirpitz sank at the end of Tromsø, in Hockeybotn Bay, through several hulks after the attack, bringing with it 1000 men from the crew to the bottom in 1700.

For reasons that were not fully understood, the Luftwaffe was unable to overcome the bombing. The German PPO managed to damage the engine of one of the pilots who took part in Sweden, but his team turned around, landing “horribly” near Sweden. As a result of this failure, the commander of the Luftwaffe in Norway, Major Heinrich Ehrler, was given unimportant charges and sentenced to death, replaced by three fates of being convicted and sent to the front.

The impoverished Tirpitz left the remaining serious threat to the allies on the surface of the deep Atlantic. This made it possible to transfer the main forces - battleships and aircraft carriers - from the European region, where they flowed as stream forces, - to the Indian and Pacific oceans, where they took part in combat operations against Japan.

After the war

After the war, Tirpitz's tricks were sold and broken up locally to a Norwegian company. May the whole ship be cut up and taken away. However, a significant part of the bow of the Tirpitz is lost there, having sunk in 1944. In addition, the power generators from the ship were used as a temporary power station, providing electricity to the fishery near the place of Honningsvåg (Norwegian: Honningsvåg).

Not far from the flooding site of Tyrpica there are small lakes that appeared in the wake of the explosion of Tallboy bombs (with a weight of over 5 tons), but were not lost to the target. All parts of the battleship are being repaired by the Norwegian Road Department (Vegvesenet) as a temporary road surface for repair work. Several parts of the battleship were melted down into brooches and other jewelry. In addition, a significant part of the armor plating is preserved at the Royal Navy Museum “Explosion!” (“Vibuh!”) at Gosport, Hampshire.

Tirpitz is another Bismarck-class battleship, which enters the Kriegsmarine warehouse