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| Product code: | 85078 |
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| Number: | G1000850780 |
| Country: | Saksa |
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| Brand: | Heller |
The BISMARCK was commissioned from the Blohm & Voss shipyard in
Hamburg on 1 July 1936. Launching took place on 14 February 1939,
commissioning on 24 August 1940. The major operation in which the
Bismarck took part was „Operation Rheinübung“ in May 1941, together with
the Prinz Eugen, to wage trade warfare in the North Atlantic against
the Allied convoys. During the battle of 27 May 1941, the Bismarck was
hit several times by torpedoes. „HMS Dorsetshire“ hit the starboard side
with two torpedoes and another torpedo port side which brought about
the end of the Bismarck. The ship sank about 550 nautical miles west of
Brest. The keel of the TIRPITZ was laid in Wilhelmshaven on 2 November
1936. Her launching took place on 1 April 1939 and the ship was
commissioned on 25 February 1941. Some improvements to the design made
the Tirpitz heavier than her sister ship Bismarck and to this day she is
the largest battleship ever completed in Europe. “Operation
Rösselsprung“ was carried out from 2 to 5 July 1942 against the
Anglo-American convoy PQ 17 and consisted of the ships Tirpitz, Admiral
Hipper, Admiral Scheer and smaller units. On 12 November 1944, the ship
received three direct hits during air raids and sank near Tromsø.
