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... there was a warship called "Glorioso" that fought to the last shell and put up a most gallant fight against impossible odds, worthy of the old days of the Spanish Navy. I would dare say that the correct phrase should be "to the last shot" as shell had not been introduce to t...

... there was a warship called "Glorioso" that fought to the last shell and put up a most gallant fight against impossible odds, worthy of the old days of
the Spanish Navy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyage_of_the_Glorioso

hans zurbriggen wrote: ↑Mon Sep 11, 2023 4:50 pmHowever, Tirpitz main director rangefinder was at 40.5 meters height and radar antenna was at around 43 meters.

That must be the total height from the keel I guess.
The height from the waterline should be something around 32 meters depending on the ship's draft.

I think there are a couple on this book from Malte Gaack

http://www.diebismarck.de/Teil_1-1_engl.html

Radio personnel was probably the most affected by exhaustion since they could not even sleep at their posts. The following excerpt is from Prinz Eugen's Medical Field Report but applies to Bismarck as well. "A stimulatory agent [Pervitin-metamphetamine] was administered only once to the almost ...

marcelo_malara wrote: ↑Fri Aug 11, 2023 6:23 pm Hello Jose, there is a photo in Whitley book with a crewman using helmet.

Bismarck crewman??

Hello,
Did Bismarck Flak crews wear steel helmets?
I believe they did during Rheinübung, but it seems it was not always the case, particularly during training in the Baltic.

Hello,
This book used to be available in Ebay.de a few years ago.
I suggest you check that regularly as it may appear again.
Good luck!

yes, haha, I knew you would appreciate that!

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Scharnhorst vs Bismarck armor comparison.

Main Frame.

"Schiffswellen" are the ship's shafts, port, center and starboard.
There are however 9 "lights" in that panel.

This is probably the last photo taken where Tirpitz's bell can be seen.
We know it survived the bombing on 3 April 1944, despite a near hit that demolished the hangar.

Thank you for posting this!

In these two drawings we can see the place of impact of all 15 bombs.
The black dots depict armor piercing bombs; the white dots high explosive bombs.