Fleet in being
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In naval warfare, a "fleet-in-being" is a term used to describe a naval force that extends a controlling influence without ever leaving port. Were the fleet to leave port and face the enemy, it might
Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington, who coined the concept of "fleet in being" in 1690
Gari Melchers War Highsmith
German battleship Tirpitz
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Tirpitz was the second of two Bismarck-class battleships built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine prior to and during the Second World War. Named after Grand Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz, the architect of
Fleet in being
…Royal Navy tying up substantial naval forces in the Mediterranean for the next three years. In Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine (navy), the German battleship Tirpitz served her entire career as a "fleet in being". Although she never fired a shot at an enemy ship, her mere presence in the Norwegian fiords forced the…
A recognition drawing of Tirpitz prepared by the US Navy
Recognition drawing prepared by the US Navy
Tirpitz sliding down the slipway at her launch
Tirpitz camouflaged in the Fættenfjord in Norway