The Bismarck and the Tirpitz

The Bismarck and the Tirpitz were two of high German ingenuity battle ships. The Bismarck was named after Chancellor Otto Von Bismarck. The Bismarck was launched February 14, 1939. The Bismarck is the more famous of the two. The Bismarck's mission was code named Operation Rheinübung. The objective is to raid allied ships headed to Great Britain. During one of the Bismarck's battles known as the Battle of Denmark, the Bismarck got into a fight with the British battle cruiser the Hood and the HMS Price of Whales. The Hood was sank, forcing the Price to retreat. When the Bismarck was headed to Axis controlled France, the Bismarck was attacked by Biplane torpedo bombers and the HMS Ark Royal. The Bismarck was sunk on May 27, 1941 in the North Atlantic Ocean. This is the Bismarck.


A man named Johnny Horton wrote a song about the Bismarck VS the Hood



Tirpitz was named after Admiral Alfred Von Tirpitz. The Tirpitz was launched April first, 1939 . In 1941 it was sent to Norway to intercept Soviet convoys. Later in 1943 was used to bombard Allied positions, but was damaged by British subs. On November 12, 1944, the Tirpitz was sunk by two British Lancaster bombers, which were planes used by the Royal Flying Corp. The Tirpitz was sunk that day. This is a picture of the Tirpitz.