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Scharnhorst immer voran (Scharnhorst ever onward) [2] Fate: Sunk at the Battle of the North Cape on 26 December 1943: General characteristics; Class and type: Scharnhorst-class battleship: Displacement: Standard: 32,100 long tons (32,600 t) Full load: 38,100 long tons (38,700 t) Length: 234.9 m (770 ft 8 in) Beam: 30 m (98 ft 5 in) Draft: 9.9 m ...
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 ...
Scharnhorst and Gneisenau conducted successful raids during Operation Berlin. While attempting to attack Arctic Convoys, Scharnhorst was sunk at the Battle of North Cape by a British force of destroyers, cruisers, and the battleship Duke of York. Gneisenau was bombed while in dry dock and never repaired.
Sunk, floated, rebuilt by July 1944 at Puget Sound Moored outboard of Tennessee at berth F-6, forward of Arizona: New Orleans: CA-32 Minor damage, repaired at Pearl Harbor and Mare Island Moored at Berth B-16, Navy Yard Pearl Harbor undergoing engine repairs San Francisco: CA-38 Undamaged Under overhaul at the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard berth B-17
Operation Ostfront (German: "Eastern Front") was the sortie into the Arctic Ocean by the German battleship Scharnhorst during World War II. This operation culminated in the sinking of Scharnhorst . Background
Photos: Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941 Ford Island is seen in this aerial view during the Japanese attack on Pearl harbor December 7, 1941 in Hawaii. The photo was taken from a Japanese plane.
The Scharnhorst class was a class of German battleships (or battlecruisers) built immediately prior to World War II. The first capital ships of Nazi Germany 's Kriegsmarine , it comprised two vessels: Scharnhorst and Gneisenau .
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 ...