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SCHARNHORST

The Scharnhorst was a German Scharnhorst Class battleship of 26000 tons displacement launched in 1936, completed in 1939 and lost in December 1943 off the South Cape. Contemporary reports claimed that the Gneisenau had been sunk during the invasion of Norway, but she was only heavily damaged and was subsequently repaired. The Scharnhorst was armed with nine 11-inch guns, twelve 5.9-inch guns, fourteen 4.1-inch guns and sixteen 37 mm anti-aircraft guns. She had a top speed of 27 knots and was manned by a crew of 1461.
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