page_title: List of individual pigs
section_title: Tirpitz
hierarchical_section_title: List of individual pigs / General / Tirpitz
caption_attribution_description: 'Tirpitz' the pig after being captured and adopted by the British. The pig started service life on board the German light cruiser DRESDEN which was sunk by the Royal Navy on 14 May 1915. A sailor from HMS GLASGOW noticed 'Tirpitz' swimming in the water and after nearly being drowned by the frightened pig , succeeded in rescuing him. 'Tirpitz' served as the mascot of HMS GLASGOW for a year and was then transferred to Whale Island Gunnery School, Portsmouth for the rest of his career.
context_page_description: This is a list of notable pigs.
context_section_description: Tirpitz was a pig captured from the German Navy after a naval skirmish following the Battle of the Falkland Islands in 1914. He subsequently became the mascot of the cruiser HMS Glasgow.
caption: Tirpitz aboard HMS Glasgow
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