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2. German battleship Scharnhorst - Wikipedia

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   Scharnhorst ' s forward (Anton) turret was put out of action by severe flooding. [15] Mechanical problems with her starboard turbines developed after running at full speed, which forced the ships to reduce speed to 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph). [30] Scharnhorst and Gneisenau had reached a point north-west of Lofoten, Norway, by 12:00 on 9 April ...

3. SMS Scharnhorst - Wikipedia

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   SMS Scharnhorst Scharnhorst steaming at high speed, c. 1907–1908 History German Empire Name Scharnhorst Namesake Gerhard von Scharnhorst Laid down 22 March 1905 Launched 23 March 1906 Commissioned 24 October 1907 Fate Sunk in action, Battle of the Falkland Islands, 8 December 1914 General characteristics Class and type Scharnhorst -class armored cruiser Displacement 12,985 t (12,780 long ...

4. Scharnhorst-class battleship - Wikipedia

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   Scharnhorst was launched first, [1] and is considered to be the lead ship by some sources; they are also referred to as the Gneisenau class in some other sources, [2] as Gneisenau was the first to be laid down and commissioned. [1] They marked the beginning of German naval rearmament after the Treaty of Versailles.

5. 28 cm SK C/34 naval gun - Wikipedia

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   40,930 m (44,760 yd) at 40° [1] The German 28 cm SK C/34 [ Note 1 ] naval gun was a 283 mm 54.5- caliber built-up gun designed in 1934 used on the Scharnhorst -class battleships . History

6. Scharnhorst-class cruiser - Wikipedia

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   The Scharnhorst class was the last class of traditional armored cruisers built by the German Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial Navy). The class comprised two ships, Scharnhorst and Gneisenau . They were larger than the Roon -class cruisers that preceded them; the extra size was used primarily to increase the main armament of 21 cm (8.2 inch) guns ...

7. Battle of the North Cape - Wikipedia

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   The Battle of the North Cape was a Second World War naval battle that occurred on 26 December 1943, as part of the Arctic campaign.The German battleship Scharnhorst, on an operation to attack Arctic convoys of war materiel from the western Allies to the Soviet Union, was brought to battle and sunk by the Royal Navy's battleship HMS Duke of York with cruisers and destroyers, including an ...