The final resting place of Tirpitz

[The Grinch]

if you follow this link http://www.bismarck-class.dk/tirpitz/miscellaneous/tirpitz_tromsoe_then_and_now/tirpitz_tromsoe_then_and_now.html
You can see photos of the resting place of Tirpitz.  

[waystin2]

Very interesting.  Thanks for finding and sharing Grinch!

[The Grinch]

Very interesting.  Thanks for finding and sharing Grinch!

Thx, I was hoping that someone find that interesting.
Did you see the crates from the tall boys?  

[waystin2]

Thx, I was hoping that someone find that interesting.
Did you see the crates from the tall boys?  

Unbelievable holes my friend.  Makes me want to up a Stuka tonight! 

[Westy]

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&source=hp&q=H%C3%A5k%C3%B8y,+norway&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=H%C3%A5k%C3%B8ya&ll=69.646939,18.809752&spn=0.005515,0.01929&t=h&z=16

[Simba]

"Unbelievable holes my friend.  Makes me want to up a Stuka tonight!"

The Stuka is truly an amazing aircraft - but you'd have to fly a Lancaster to be able to carry a 12,000 lbs Tallboy.

Back to warships' last resting places: my father flew in a RN Whirlwind helicopter over the remains of the Graf Spee in 1957 and took pics of the buoys that marked the site. Does anyone know whether the first German capital ship to be sunk in WW2 is still there on the bottom of Montevideo harbour?

 

[Westy]

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=montevideo++Admiral+Graf+Spee&sll=-35.003566,-56.03302&sspn=0.415646,0.617294&gl=us&ie=UTF8&hq=Admiral+Graf+Spee&hnear=Montevideo,+Uruguay&ll=-34.971637,-56.301134&spn=0.003248,0.004823&t=h&z=18


"over the years the wreck subsided into the muddy bottom and today only the tip of the mast remains above the surface...

"In February 2004 a salvage team began work raising the wreck of the Admiral Graf Spee. The operation is in part being funded
by the government of Uruguay, in part by the private sector, as the wreck is now a hazard to navigation. The first major section,
a 27-ton gunnery range-finding telemeter, was raised on 25 February 2004.[25] The anchor and rangefinder are currently
displayed in the port area of Montevideo. It is expected to take several years to raise the entire wreck. Film director James
Cameron is filming the salvage operation. After it has been raised, it is planned that the ship will be restored and put on display
at the National Marine Museum in the Buceo neighborhood of Montevideo.
 On 10 February 2006, the 2 metres (6.6 ft) eagle figurehead of the Admiral Graf Spee was removed from the stern of the ship
and recovered.[26] Due to a presidential decree, all salvage operations in Uruguayan waters, including Graf Spee's, stopped in
2009"

[waystin2]

"Unbelievable holes my friend.  Makes me want to up a Stuka tonight!"

The Stuka is truly an amazing aircraft - but you'd have to fly a Lancaster to be able to carry a 12,000 lbs Tallboy.

CC that.  Since we do not have the Tallboy, the Stuka's MOAB was my first thought.  Big holes my friend, big holes!

[Karnak]

CC that.  Since we do not have the Tallboy, the Stuka's MOAB was my first thought.  Big holes my friend, big holes!

Lancaster's 4,000lb 'cookie' is the biggest bomb in AH, being slightly larger than the 1800kg bomb the Stuka can carry.

[waystin2]

Lancaster's 4,000lb 'cookie' is the biggest bomb in AH, being slightly larger than the 1800kg bomb the Stuka can carry.

UGH I am terrible in one plane.  A formation of 3, no way...  Stuka will remain my girl!

[Krusty]

Interestingly enough, and related to this, I just watched a documentary on finding the resting place of the Hood and the Bismark the other night, on Universal HD channel (UHD on my Comcast package). I was absolutely shocked how deep the Bis went, something like 15,000 feet down.

[Ruler2]

Interestingly enough, and related to this, I just watched a documentary on finding the resting place of the Hood and the Bismark the other night, on Universal HD channel (UHD on my Comcast package). I was absolutely shocked how deep the Bis went, something like 15,000 feet down.

Why do the coolest ships always go down too far for us to recover.... 

[Krusty]

They'll never recover a sunk ship, not unless it's immediately after it goes down in shallow water. Most of the others are technically war graves, and won't be disturbed other than subs/ROVs and documenting their resting places.

[Karnak]

Why do the coolest ships always go down too far for us to recover.... 

War graves are not "recovered".

[Simba]

Thanks, Westy.

Hoho, Graf Spee was always a hazard to navigation - both when afloat and after being scuttled.