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Heller: 1:400 Starter Kit Twin Set Bismarck + Tirpitz
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Tirpitz was a German battleship, the keel of which was laid down in 1936 and launched in April 1939. The battleship entered rope service in the German Navy (German Kriegsmarine) in February 1941. The ship was 254 meters long, 36 meters wide and had a full displacement of 53,500 tons. Tirpitz's top speed was approximately 30–31 knots. The main armament was 8 380 mm guns in four twin turrets and the secondary armament included: 12 150 mm guns or 16 105 mm guns.
Tirpitz was the second ship of the Bismarck class. It was ordered to replace in the series the old battleship Schleswig-Holstein, completely obsolete in the 1930s - the very one whose volleys at Westerplatte had started World War II in Europe. At the time of its launch, Tirpitz was the largest German ship. It had good armor, and its main or secondary armament was in no way inferior to those on British ships. Shortly after entering service - in June and July 1941 - it ensured the activities of German troops in the framework of Operation Barbarossa, but no more serious actions against the Soviet fleet took place at that time. Following these actions, Tirpitz was promoted to the base at Trondheim in Norway at the turn of 1941 and 1942, from where she began to operate against Allied convoys sailing under Lend-and-lease to Murmansk via the North Atlantic and the Norwegian Sea. In July 1942, the simple departure from the port of the battleship Tirpitz led to the dispersion of the convoy PQ-17, which was then decimated by German aircraft and U-boats. Undoubtedly, the presence of Tirpitz in northern waters was a great nuisance for the Royal Navy and involved 5-7 British battleships! It is no coincidence that the German ship was nicknamed the "Lone Lord of the North". Accordingly, in 1943-1944 the British undertook several actions with tiny submarines, which resulted in damage to the ship. However, Tirpitz was sunk by 12 November 1944, as a result of a raid by Lancaster-class heavy bombers.