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Tirpitz

1939 Bismarck-class battleship
Vehicle battleship Q153370
Tirpitz
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Summary

Tirpitz is a battleship[1]. Tirpitz ranks in the top 2% of battleship entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,357 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Operator: Kriegsmarine[3]
  • Named after: Alfred von Tirpitz[4]
  • Manufacturer: Kriegsmarinewerft Wilhelmshaven[5]
  • Vessel class: Bismarck-class battleship[6]
  • Commons category: Tirpitz (ship, 1941)[7]
  • Armament: cannon[8]
  • Participated in conflict: World War II[9]
  • Yard number: 128[10]
  • Significant event: shipwrecking[11], ship commissioning[12], ship launching[13], keel laying[14]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Tirpitz (ship, 1941)[15]
  • Commons gallery: Tirpitz (Schiff, 1941)[16]
  • Location of creation: Kriegsmarinewerft Wilhelmshaven[17]
  • Described by source: The Operations Room[18]
  • Native label: Tirpitz[19]
  • Different from: Alfred von Tirpitz[20]
  • Length: 251.0 m[21]
  • Speed: 30.8 knot[22]
  • Beam: 36.0 m[23]
  • Draft: 9.9 m[24]
  • Name: Tirpitz[25]
  • Country of registry: Nazi Germany[26]

Why It Matters

Tirpitz has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] Tirpitz is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Related Entities

Alfred von Tirpitz Nazi Germany

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . The naval war in the Atlantic (1939-1945). wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . The naval war in the Atlantic (1939-1945). wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . The naval war in the Atlantic (1939-1945). wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 13w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-07-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Participated in conflict → World War II
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-and-other-short:0||vi, nb, id, bjn, gor, jv, min, ms, su, en-ca, eo */ Cleanup: remove wikimedia refs; remove alias=label/mul ([[User:Difool/WikidataCleanup]])"
  2. 22w ago · Vicarage · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Conflict → —
    Significant event → shipwrecking, ship commissioning, ship launching +1
    Beam → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+36.0'}
    Armament → cannon
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Participated in conflict: Battle of the Denmark Strait"
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