Scharnhorst

For the Prussian general see Gerhard von Scharnhorst

Deutsch: Die Scharnhorst war ein Schlachtschiff der deutschen Kriegsmarine im Zweiten Weltkrieg. Sie wurde nach Gerhard von Scharnhorst benannt, der in Preußen die allgemeine Wehrpflicht einführte und für tiefgreifende Reformen der preußischen Armee verantwortlich war.

English: Scharnhorst was a 31,500 tons Gneisenau class battleship (Royal Navy:battlecruiser) of the German Kriegsmarine, named the Prussian general and army reformer Gerhard von Scharnhorst and to commemorate the World War I armored cruiser SMS Scharnhorst.

Files from allied sources

Aerial reconnaissance photograph, probably taken by the British Royal Air Force circa February–June 1942. Position 54.326671,10.158662
Aerial reconnaissance photograph, probably taken by the British Royal Air Force circa February–June 1942. Position 54.326671,10.158662
Recognition drawing, prepared for intelligence purposes, depicting the ship as refitted in 1939.
Recognition drawing, prepared for intelligence purposes, depicting the ship as refitted in 1939.
Recognition drawing, prepared for intelligence purposes, depicting the ship as refitted in 1939.