Tirpitz (Bismarck Class)

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Laid down 2nd November 1936
Launched 1st April 1939
Completed N/A
Commissioned 25th February 1941
Fate Sunk in air attack:
12th November 1944 at Altenfjord, Norway
Builders Kriegsmarine Werft, Wilhelmshaven
Germany
Complement 2100
Dimensions
Displacement 45200 tons std
50950 tons max
Dimensions 823' 6" x 118' 1"
Draught 31' 2"
Armament
Main guns 8 x 15" (4 x 2)
Secondary guns 12 x 5.9" (6 x 2)
Torpedo tubes 8 x 21"
Other weapons 16 x 4.1" (8 x 2)
16 x 37mm (8 x 2)
Countermeasures None
Armour Turrets 14.2"
Belt 12.6"
Deck 3.15"
Aircraft Facilities
Aircraft 6 x Arado Ar196 seaplanes
Flightdeck None
Hangar N/A
Catapults 1
Arrestor system None
Aviation fuel N/A
Electronics Fit
Radar N/A
Sonar N/A
ECM None
Other N/A
Machinery
Engines Steam turbines
Power output 150000shp
Speed 30kts
Shafts 3
Range N/A
Fuel N/A

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