What is "tirpitz"

Tirpitz may refer to:

• Alfred von Tirpitz (1849-1930), German admiral
• German battleship Tirpitz, a World War II-era Bismarck-class battleship named after the admiral
• Tirpitz (pig), a pig rescued from the sinking of the SMS Dresden and named after the admiral

Tirpitz was a pig captured from the Imperial German Navy after a naval skirmish following the Battle of the Falkland Islands in 1914. He subsequently became the mascot of the cruiser .