German battleship Tirpitz

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:starship
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Operation_Tungsten
gptkbp:aircraft_operated 3 × Arado Ar 196
gptkbp:armament 8 × 38 cm guns
gptkbp:armor 320 mm
gptkbp:casualties few, mostly crew members
gptkbp:class gptkb:Bismarck-class
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Admiral_Otto_Ciliax
gptkb:Kapitan_zur_See_Hans_Meyer
gptkbp:commissioned February 25, 1941
gptkbp:constructed_in gptkb:Kaiserliche_Werft_Wilhelmshaven
gptkbp:construction_cost approximately 100 million Reichsmarks
gptkbp:crew 2,500 personnel
gptkbp:cultural_references featured in various documentaries
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:Allied_forces
1948
gptkbp:displacement 52,600 tons
gptkbp:documentary gptkb:Tirpitz:_The_Last_Battleship
gptkbp:ends_at by Tallboy bombs
gptkbp:famous_for being the largest battleship in Europe during WWII
gptkbp:fate sunk by British bombers
gptkbp:historical_analysis studied for naval tactics
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:historical_significance symbol of German naval power
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Norway
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label German battleship Tirpitz
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in various in Norway
gptkbp:launched April 1, 1939
gptkbp:legacy influenced naval warfare strategies
gptkbp:length 251 meters
gptkbp:location gptkb:Kåfjorden,_Norway
gptkbp:losses November 12, 1944
morale boost for Allies
gptkbp:military_strategy gptkb:battle
gptkbp:notable_event none, primarily used for deterrence
gptkbp:notable_feature twin turrets
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:Operation_Catechism
gptkb:Operation_Goodwood
gptkb:Operation_Tungsten
gptkb:Operation_Paravane
Operation Source
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:Kriegsmarine
gptkbp:operational_area 1941-1944
fleet in being
gptkbp:propulsion steam turbines
gptkbp:range 8,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:resting_place underwater
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:Bismarck
gptkbp:speed 30 knots
gptkbp:strategic_importance threat to Allied shipping lanes
gptkbp:type gptkb:starship