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Scharnhorst: German Battleship of WWII

Scharnhorst: German Battleship of WWII
Scharnhorst: WWII Battleship of the German Kriegsmarine.
 
Scharnhorst: German Battleship of WWII
Battleship Scharnhorst at sea.
 
Scharnhorst: German Battleship of WWII
Battleship Scharnhorst: U.S. Navy Recognition Guide.
 
Scharnhorst: German Battleship of WWII
German Battleship Scharnhorst: U.S. Navy Recognition Guide.
 
Scharnhorst: German Battleship of WWII
Scharnhorst in harbor.

Scharnhorst Battleship Characteristics

Name       Scharnhorst
Named AfterGerhard Johann von Scharnhorst
OrderedJanuary 1934
BuilderKriegsmarinewerft
Laid DownJune 1935
LaunchedOctober 1936
CommissionedJanuary 1939
SunkBattle of North Cape, December 1943
ClassScharnhorst
Displacement31,552 t (standard)
37,820 t (full load)
Length229.8 m (753 ft 11 in) waterline
235.4 m (772 ft 4 in) overall
Beam30 m (98 ft 5 in)
Draft9.93 m (32 ft 7 in)
Installed Power161,164 shp (120,180 kW)
Propulsion3 Brown-Boveri geared steam turbines
Speed33 kn (61 km/h; 38 mph)
Range10,100 nmi (18,700 km; 11,600 mi) at 19 kn (35 km/h; 22 mph)
Crew1,968 (60 officers, 1,909 enlisted)
Armament9 28 cm/54.5 SK C/34
12 15 cm/55 SK C/28
14 10.5 cm/65 SK C/33
16 3.7 cm/L83 SK C/30
10 (later 16) 2 cm/65 C/30 or C/38
6 533 mm torpedo tubes
ArmorMain belt: 35 cm (14 in)
Deck: 9.5 cm (3.7 in) max.
Aircraft3 Arado Ar 196A-3 floatplanes

Source: Wikipedia.

 
 
 
 
 


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