Quote Originally Posted by Watchman
Did the big lug actually ever sink a single ship with its own guns...?
Here's what looks like a very complete operational history.

Apparently the Tirpitz never even fired upon an enemy ship. The only time its main battery was discharged with hostile intent was on Sept 8, 1943 during an attack on an allied base on Spitzbergen when it brought the base's 2 3" guns under fire.