Scharnhorst Class Battleships Class Overview |
Name |
Builder |
Launched
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Fate |
Scharnhorst |
Kriegsmarine Werft Wilhelmshaven, Germany |
Oct. 3, 1936 |
Sunk Dec. 26, 1943 off the North Cape. |
Gneisenau |
Deutsche Werke Kiel, Germany |
Dec. 8, 1936 |
Scrapped at Gdynia, Poland from 1947-1951. (See note) |
Note |
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Gneisenau was damaged Feb. 27, 1942 in an RAF air raid on Kiel and sent to Gotenhafen (Gdynia), Poland for reconstruction. Construction was cancelled and she was sunk as a blockship at Gotenhafen on Mar. 28, 1945.
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