An item reported that the press item which suggested that the German battleship Tirpitz (1) since her unsuccessful attack on 9 March off Narvik, Norway as reported in Summary No. 90 was seen off North Norway could not be confirmed. Since 9 March there was no valid information about her movements available.
Note
1. Laid down by Kriegsmarinewerft Wilhelmshaven, Germany on 2 November 1936, launched on 1 April 1939, commissioned on 25 February 1941 and sunk by the Royal Air Force on 12 November 1944 at Tromsø, Norway, with her wreck broken up between 1948-1957. Of the Bismarck-class as answer on the French Richelieu-class battleships.
Source
Map Room Papers (Roosevelt Administration), 1942 - 1945. U.S. Joint Intelligence Committee. Daily summary No. 98 dated 18 March 1942.
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