Tirpitz Memoria Plaque
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Second World War 1939-1945, memorial plaque, war memorial
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Tirpitz was finally sunk immediately to the west of Tromsø, in the bay of Håkøybotn, on 12 November 1944 by 617 and 9 Squadron Lancasters with Tallboys on their third attempt. The ship was struck by three Tallboys. One was disrupted by a glancing blow from turret armour, but the other two bombs pierced the ship's armour and blew a 200 foot hole in her port side. Soon after, internal fires set off a magazine and blew off "C" turret. The Tirpitz capsized within minutes of the attack, and close to 1,000 German sailors, out of 1,700 aboard, died.
Tirpitz was finally sunk immediately to the west of Tromsø, in the bay of Håkøybotn, on 12 November 1944 by 617 and 9 Squadron Lancasters with Tallboys on their third attempt. The ship was struck by three Tallboys. One was disrupted by a glancing blow from turret armour, but the other two bombs pierced the ship's armour and blew a 200 foot hole in her port side. Soon after, internal fires set off a magazine and blew off "C" turret. The Tirpitz capsized within minutes of the attack, and close to 1,000 German sailors, out of 1,700 aboard, died.
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Coordinates: 69°38'53"N 18°48'14"E
- memorial 311 km
- shmidta 37 565 km
- Railway station 565 km
- prospekt Lenina, 64 565 km
- Hakoya Island 1.1 km
- Bay of Håkøybotn 1.2 km
- Port of Tromso 6.3 km
- Tromsdalstinden 14 km
- Compleks EISCAT Antennas 17 km
- Ramfjord 17 km
- Tromso Golf Park 31 km
- Balsfjorden 32 km
- Ullsfjorden 45 km
- Finnfjordvatnet 52 km