- Nazi Germany's two Bismarck-class battleships were the most imposing it built during World War II. - The threat they posed to convoys and warships made them a special target for the Allies. - British warships and bombers hunted the ships, Bismarck and Tirpitz, across the North Atlantic. Early on November 12, 1944, 29 Lancaster bombers of the British Royal Air Force took off from their bases in northern Scotland and headed to Norway. Their target was the German battleship Tripitz, Germany's biggest warship. Nicknamed "The Beast" by Prime Minister Winston Churchill, Tirpitz was one of two Bismarck-class battleships built...