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Tirpitz was the second of two Bismarck-class battleships built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine (navy) during World War II. Named after Grand Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz, the architect of the Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial Navy), the ship was laid down at the Kriegsmarinewerft Wilhelmshaven in November 1936 and her hull
was launched two and a half years later. Work was completed in February
1941, when she was commissioned into the German fleet. Like her sister
ship Bismarck, Tirpitz
was armed with a main battery of eight 38-centimetre (15 in) guns in
four twin turrets. After a series of wartime modifications she was 2,000
tonnes (2,000 long tons) heavier than Bismarck, making her the heaviest battleship ever built by a European navy.
