KMS Tirpitz is a ¨Time Limited Premium Ship¨ in our game, and is a Bismarck-Class Battleship & was built for Germany's Kriegsmarine during the years of 1936 to 1939. Built in response to the French Richelieu-Class Battleships, she was designed with the traditional role of engaging enemy battleships in home waters.
KMS Tirpitz served between the years of 1941 to 1944.
Preceded by: Scharnhorst class
Succeeded by: H class (Design only)
KMS Tirpitz operated in the Baltic Sea briefly in 1941 before being sent to Norwegian waters in 1942, where she acted as a fleet in being, threatening the convoys from Britain to the Soviet Union. She was repeatedly attacked by the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force between 1942 and 1944, but she was not seriously damaged in these attacks. In 1944, Lancaster bombers hit the ship with two Tallboy bombs, which caused extensive internal damage and capsized the battleship.