The Allies were able to confirm that "Tirpitz" had been badly damaged during Operation Paravane from intelligence gained by photo reconnaissance, signals intelligence and Norwegian agents, but were unsure if this had permanently put her out of service. The decision made by Dönitz on 23 September was also not known. As a result, the Royal Navy continued to assign capital ships to the Home Fleet to guard against the prospect of "Tirpitz" putting to sea, despite the need to redeploy these ships to the Pacific to reinforce attacks on Japanese forces.