what, in WW2 , what was theBismark's sister ship?

Answer 1

The German battleship TIRPITZ was the less-famous sister ship to the BISMARCK. Tirpitz spend much of the war playing a dangerous game of 'cat and mouse' in Norwegian fjords, in a position where she could be used to threaten Allied convoys going to Russia. She was known as the "Lonely Queen of the North".

Sister ship to the Bismarck, the TIRPITZ was a huge 42,000-ton battleship armed with 15-inch guns. There was some debate as to whether these two ships were in violation of the Anglo-German Naval Treaty, but Germany argued that she had initially adopted the treaties only 'in principle,' and their final accession contained a size escalation clause that made capital ships under 45,000 tons 'legal'.

The Tirpitz posed a serious threat to the North Atlantic convoys. In October 1942, an attempt to sink her was made by human torpedoes, and in September 1943 a midget submarine attack put her out of action for six months. After this attack she was moved to the Norwegian fjord of Tromsö, where she endured a number of air attacks, one of them by Soviet aircraft.

On 12 November 1944, Lancaster Bomber Squadrons 9 and 617 set forth towards Tromsö, where the Tirpitz was at anchor, surrounded by submarines.

Armed with 12,000-pound Tallboy bombs, the Dambuster crews arrived in clear skies over the fjord. The Tirpitz was easily visible in contrast against the still deep waters. As flak from the ship's heavy armament burst all around them, one by one the Lancasters rolled in for the attack. They were joined by Soviet aircraft. The devastating aerial bombardment was completed in minutes and with her port side ripped open the Tirpitz capsized and sank.

The loss of life was huge: 1,204 seamen died and it is reported that they sang 'Deutschland über alles' as the ship went down.

Answer 2

The sister ship of the Bismark was the Tirpitz. These were both full sized battleships. The Tirpitz was deployed off of Norway to try to interdict convoys heading to the USSR. It did not have much effect on the course of the war beyond tying down British and US assets just by its presence near the North Sea convoy routes. Most of its war was spent hiding in fjords off of Norway.

The Graf Spee was a pocket battleship, about the same size and displacement as a heavy cruiser but armed with heavy enough guns to be nearly as powerful as a battlecruiser or a battleship.

Answer 3

Tirpirtz

Answer 4

Graf Spee

Answer 5

it was the tirpitz and was eventually sunk by a specially made british bomb

Answer 6

KMS Tirpitz, it was sunk before it could do much though.

Answer 7

Graf Spee. It was sunk in the River Platte Estuary in South America

Answer 8

I believe it was the Graf Spee which was termed a "pocket battleship!" The only other one I can remember is the Scharnhorst!

Answer 9

Scharnhorst

Answer 10

Emden and Dresden.