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KMS Tirpitz
Tirpitz was the second ship of the Bismarck class battleships built by Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. She was named after the Norwegian city of Tirpitz, which was occupied by German forces during the war. Tirpitz was designed to be one of the most powerful battleships in the world, with a main armament of eight 38 cm (15 in) guns and a top speed of 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph).