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 …

Scharnhorst, German battle cruiser completed in 1939. It did great damage to Allied shipping in northern waters during World War II before it was sunk by the British battleship “Duke of York” …

A bombing raid in July 1941 put Scharnhorst out of action until early 1942. Although based at Brest, France, and in a good position to attack the transatlantic convoys, she was ordered to …

Scharnhorst was a prominent World War 2 capital ship, the lead of her class, cited as either a light battleship or a battlecruiser.

The battle cruiser Scharnhorst, alternately described as a battleship, operated with her sister ship, the Gneisenau, during the early years of World War II, with the pair sinking the British aircraft …

Nov 10, 2025 · T he Scharnhorst was a German battlecruiser/battleship that had escaped the Royal Navy on previous missions. Then, in 1943, it was sent to intercept an Allied Arctic …

Apr 30, 2025 · These vessels would bear the names of Prussian military reformers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, honoring the architects of Germany’s modern military tradition. The ships …

She was christened Scharnhorst, named for Prussian General Gerhard Scharnhorst, one of the revered founders of the Prussian Army. She could do more than 31 knots, she displaced …

The Scharnhorst class was a class built prior to World War 2, and first true capital ships of the Kriegsmarine, especially compared to the previous Deutschland class "pocket battleships" …

Jan 2, 2020 · Scharnhorst was a battleship/battlecruiser that served with Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. Commissioned in 1939, the ship mounted a main armament …