oded ▁in ▁the ▁water ▁on ▁the ▁star board ▁side ▁of ▁her ▁bow . ▁The ▁bl ast ▁w reck ed ▁the ▁bow , ▁and ▁left ▁the ▁batt les hip ' s ▁forward ▁compart ments ▁flo oded ▁with ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁tons ▁of ▁water . ▁The ▁explos ions ▁of ▁several ▁other ▁T all bo ys ▁in ▁the ▁water ▁near ▁Tir p itz ▁also ▁bu ck led ▁some ▁of ▁her ▁h ull ▁pl ates ▁and ▁bulk head s . ▁Five ▁men ▁were ▁killed ▁and ▁fifteen ▁wounded . ▁Tir p itz ▁was ▁rendered ▁un se aw orth y ▁and ▁the ▁damage ▁was ▁ass essed ▁as ▁need ing ▁nine ▁months ' ▁worth ▁of ▁work ▁to ▁repair , ▁but ▁this ▁was ▁considered ▁un fe as ible ▁so ▁the ▁batt les hip ▁was ▁re leg ated ▁to ▁a ▁floating ▁art illery ▁battery . ▁▁ 2 9 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁– ▁( Operation ▁Ob vi ate ) ▁Due ▁to ▁cloud ▁coming ▁in ▁just ▁before ▁the ▁attack , ▁ 3 2 ▁bomb s ▁were ▁dropped ▁" bl ind ". ▁No ▁direct ▁hits ▁were ▁scored ▁but ▁one ▁near ▁miss ▁bent ▁a ▁prop eller ▁sh aft . ▁▁ 1 2 ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁– ▁( Operation ▁C ate ch ism ) ▁In ▁the ▁final ▁operation ▁the ▁Tir p itz ▁was ▁s unk ▁when ▁three ▁T all bo ys ▁hit ▁it , ▁and ▁several ▁others ▁fell ▁close ▁by . ▁Several ▁bomb s ▁land ed ▁within ▁the ▁anti - tor ped o ▁net ▁bar rier ▁and ▁caused