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Tirpitz was not the only warship attacked with Tallboy bombs

The answer widens the weapon's naval target set from one famous battleship to cruisers, submarine shelters, and the boats protected within them.

Question

Was Tirpitz the only ship hit by a Tallboy bomb?

Short answer

No. Tirpitz was struck in two operations, Admiral Scheer was also hit, Lutzow was attacked and damaged by a near miss, and Tallboys used against U-boat pens may have caught submarines inside.

Notes

Tallboy is most closely associated with the attacks that first damaged and later capsized Tirpitz. The live correction adds Admiral Scheer as another warship hit by the weapon and Lutzow as a target affected by a near miss. U-boat pens were also attacked with Tallboys because their massive concrete roofs demanded deep-penetrating blast effects. Any submarines inside those shelters complicate the simple question of whether the bomb hit a ship or the fortified structure around it.