Scharnhorst (1936)

Norway / Finnmark / Berleveg /
 Second World War 1939-1945, shipwreck, battleship
Scharnhorst was a light battleship or a battlecruiser.She was named after the Prussian general and army reformer Gerhard von Scharnhorst.Scharnhorst often sailed into battle accompanied by her sister-ship, Gneisenau. She was sunk after being engaged by Allied forces at the Battle of North Cape in December 1943.

For "Battle of North cape" see: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_North_Cape
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_battlecruiser_Scharnhorst
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Coordinates:   72°15'59"N   28°40'59"E

Comments

  • He was named after the ship that was sunk in the battle of Cononel islands. I dont know the actual name but Admrial graf von spee was killed.
  • World War I "Scharnhorst" was sunk in the battle of Falkland Islands, not Coronel - which is a city in Chile, not an island.
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