Tirpitz

The Tirpitz was a German battleship built during World War II, named after Grand Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz. As one of the largest and most heavily armed battleships of its time, it was a formidable naval force designed to challenge Allied sea dominance. The Tirpitz primarily served as a fleet-in-being, threatening Allied shipping and requiring significant British naval resources to counter. It was stationed in Norwegian waters but was eventually sunk by Allied bombs in 1944, reducing Germany's naval threat and altering the balance of naval power during the war.