SMS Scharnhorst
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SMS Scharnhorst was an armored cruiser of the Imperial German Navy, built at the Blohm & Voss shipyard in Hamburg, Germany. She was the lead ship of her class, which included SMS Gneisenau. Scharnhors
Scharnhorst steaming at high speed, c. 1907–1908
Line drawing of the Scharnhorst class
Scharnhorst steaming at high speed around 1908, probably while on her sea trials
Pre-war photo of Scharnhorst
SMS Gneisenau
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SMS Gneisenau was an armored cruiser of the German Kaiserliche Marine, part of the two-ship Scharnhorst class. Named for the earlier screw corvette of the same name, the ship was laid down in June 190
SMS Scharnhorst
…armored cruiser of the Imperial German Navy, built at the Blohm & Voss shipyard in Hamburg, Germany. She was the lead ship of her class, which included SMS Gneisenau. Scharnhorst and her sister were enlarged versions of the preceding Roon class; they were equipped with a greater number of main guns and were capable…
SMS Gneisenau
Illustration of Gneisenau with a torpedo boat alongside
The crews of the Scharnhorst and Gneisenau being entertained in Batavia in January 1913.