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Scharnhorst was a German capital ship, alternatively described as a battleship or battlecruiser, of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine. She was the lead ship of her class , which included her sister ship Gneisenau .
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 ...
The first new battleships built in Germany were the two Scharnhorst-class ships, Scharnhorst and Gneisenau in 1935. The two Bismarck-class battleships followed in 1936; Bismarck was completed in 1940 and Tirpitz in 1941. [16] Plan Z was formulated in 1939 to rebuild the German navy; the plan called for six additional battleships of the H-39 ...
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 ...
Operation Berlin (German: Unternehmen Berlin) was a raid conducted by the two German Scharnhorst-class battleships against Allied shipping in the North Atlantic between 22 January and 22 March 1941. It formed part of the Battle of the Atlantic during World War II.
Gerhard Johann David von Scharnhorst (12 November 1755 – 28 June 1813) was a Hanoverian-born general in Prussian service from 1801. As the first Chief of the Prussian General Staff, he was noted for his military theories, his reforms of the Prussian army, and his leadership during the Napoleonic Wars.
SS Scharnhorst was a Norddeutscher Lloyd ocean liner, launched in 1934, completed in 1935 and made her maiden voyage on 8 May 1935. [6] She was the first big passenger liner built by the Third Reich. Under the German merchant flag, she was the second liner named after General Gerhard J. D. von Scharnhorst.