Yes, the Germans went into the war with a navy that was hardly optimized for the scenario they were facing. The Bismarcks were conceived at a time when the anticipated foe was a Baltic power or perhaps France, and Hitler had secured via treaty a fleet equal to that of France. Honestly, I’m not sure what naval deployment was anticipated for a war against France. (Scharnhorst, on a really big trolley, steaming across the Ardennes….) In WWI, the Germans had found gainful employment for their battle fleet to the east, and I wonder how Barbarossa might have developed had the Germans taken a similar approach in 1941. The Soviets had nothing that could have stood up to Tirpitz, but the Germans opted instead to play small ball (baseball reference!) and depend on mines and coastal craft. I can’t say this was a poor choice, and it definitely had the intended result, but that doesn’t stop me wondering.