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 Gnei
Scharnhorst
Scharnhorst in the Kiel Canal (Rendsburg High Bridge in the background)
Scharnhorst in port
Scharnhorst firing on HMS Glorious, 8 June 1940
Battle of the North Cape
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The Battle of the North Cape was a Second World War naval battle on 26 December 1943, part of the Arctic campaign. The German battleship Scharnhorst sailed to implement Operation Ostfront, an attack o
German battleship Scharnhorst
…Union. Scharnhorst and several destroyers sortied from Norway to attack a convoy but British naval patrols intercepted the German force. During the Battle of the North Cape (26 December 1943), the Royal Navy battleship HMS Duke of York and her escorts sank Scharnhorst. Only 36 men survived, out of a crew of 1,968. Scharnhorst…
British battleship Duke of York
British heavy cruiser Norfolk
A close up view of the damage received by HMS Saumarez from an 11-inch shell fired by Scharnhorst during the battle