Question: Name a German Battleship that was sank by a bombing mission lead by Baron Cheshire's successor as the commander of the 617 Squadron?  

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No. 617 Squadron RAF: No. 617 Squadron was a Royal Air Force aircraft squadron based at RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland.  It is commonly known as the "Dambusters", for its actions during Operation Chastise against German dams during the Second World War.  In the early 21st century it operated the Tornado GR4 in the ground attack and reconnaissance role until being disbanded in the Spring of 2014.  it is in the process of forming ahead of standing up in January 2018 as the first British frontline squadron with the F-35 Lightning II.

Leonard Cheshire: Group Captain Geoffrey Leonard Cheshire, Baron Cheshire (7 September 1917 – 31 July 1992) was a highly decorated World War II Royal Air Force pilot and philanthropist.

Rudolf Szepessy-Sokoll: Oberleutnant Rudolf Szepessy-Sokoll Freiherr von Negyes et Reno was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories.  He flew a strategic bombing mission directed against Milan, Italy on 14 February 1916; this is believed to be the first strategic bombing mission in history.

Nigger (dog): Nigger was a male black labrador retriever belonging to Wing Commander Guy Gibson, V.C., D.S.O., D.F.C. of the Royal Air Force, and the mascot of No. 617 Squadron.  Gibson owned the dog when he was previously a member of 106 Squadron.  Nigger often accompanied Gibson on training flights and was a great favourite of the members of both 106 and 617 Squadrons.  He was noted for his liking of beer, which he drank from his own bowl in the Officers' Mess.

James Brian Tait: Group Captain James Brian "Willie" Tait, (9 December 1916 – 31 August 2007) was an officer in the Royal Air Force during and after the Second World War.  He conducted 101 bombing missions during the war, including the one that finally sank the German battleship "Tirpitz" in 1944.  He succeeded Leonard Cheshire as commander of the famous 617 Squadron and, with six gallantry decorations to his name, remains one of the most distinguished airmen in the history of the nations of the British Commonwealth.

Bruce Fraser, 1st Baron Fraser of North Cape: Admiral of the Fleet Bruce Austin Fraser, 1st Baron Fraser of North Cape, (5 February 1888 – 12 February 1981) was a senior Royal Navy officer.  He served in the First World War and saw action during the Gallipoli Campaign and took part in the internment of the German High Seas Fleet at the end of the War.  He also served in the Second World War initially as Third Sea Lord and Controller of the Navy and then as Second-in-Command and afterwards as Commander of the Home Fleet, leading the force that destroyed the German battleship "Scharnhorst" .  He went on to be First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff in which role he assisted in establishing NATO and agreed to the principle that the Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic should be an American admiral, in the face of fierce British opposition.

1770 Naval Air Squadron: 1770 Naval Air Squadron (1770 NAS) was a Naval Air Squadron of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm.  It formed at RNAS Yeovilton (HMS Heron) on 10 September 1943 as a two-seat fighter squadron and embarked on HMS Indefatigable in May 1944.  It took part in several attacks on the German Battleship Tirpitz and other operations in Norwegian waters before sailing for the Far East.  In 1945, as part of the British Pacific Fleet, the squadron took part in attacks on Sumatra, Sakishima Gunto and Formosa.  It disembarked to Australia in June 1945 and then disbanded on 30 September 1945 at RAAF Maryborough (HMS Nabstock).

809 Naval Air Squadron: 809 Naval Air Squadron is a squadron of the Fleet Air Arm of the United Kingdom.  It was formed in 1941 and flew in Russia, the Mediterranean and the Far East during World War II.  After active service during the Suez Crisis, 809 was disbanded in 1959.  Reformed in 1963 to fly Buccaneers, the squadron was disbanded briefly in 1965-66, and then again in 1978.  A brief period during the Falklands war saw 809 reformed to bring Sea Harrier aircraft south to the UK task group and to fly from "Illustrious".  In September 2013 it was announced that the first Royal Navy squadron equipped with the F-35 Lightning would be named 809 Naval Air Squadron with the nickname ""Immortals"".  It will re-commission in April 2023 as the UK's second operational F-35B squadron after 617 Squadron RAF.

Submarine X-1: Submarine X-1 is a 1968 DeLuxe Color British World War II war film loosely based on the Operation "Source" attack on the German battleship "Tirpitz" in 1943.  In the film James Caan stars as Lt. Commander Richard Bolton, a Canadian, who must lead a group of midget submarines in an attack on a German battleship.

Dave Shannon: David John (Dave) Shannon, DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar (27 May 1922 – 8 April 1993) was an Australian bomber pilot of World War II, best known for his part in the "Dambusters" raid on the night of 16/17 May 1943.  Born in South Australia, he joined the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in 1941 and learned to fly under the Empire Air Training Scheme.  After further training in the United Kingdom he was posted to No. 106 Squadron RAF, operating Avro Lancaster heavy bombers, and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) in January 1943.  In March he was selected by No. 106 Squadron's commanding officer, Wing Commander Guy Gibson, to join the newly formed No. 617 Squadron for Operation Chastise, the attack on the dams of the Ruhr valley.  Awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) following the raid, Shannon continued to fly with No. 617 Squadron until October 1944, during which time he earned bars to his DSO and DFC.  He was then assigned to transport duties, first with No. 511 Squadron and then, in March 1945, with No. 246 Squadron.  Ranked squadron leader, Shannon was demobilised after the war and remained in England, becoming an executive with Shell.  He died in South London in 1993, aged seventy.

Supporting paragraphs: James Brian Tait Leonard Cheshire
Answer: Tirpitz