Warships DEX (German/N*zi ships)

KMS Scharnhorst

Name: KMS Scharnhorst

Namesake: Gerhard Johann David von Scharnhorst

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Laid down: 15 June 1935

Launched: 3 October 1936

Commissioned: 7 January 1939

Description: Scharnhorst was a German capital ship, alternatively described as a battleship or battlecruiser, of N*zi Germany's Kriegsmarine. She was the lead ship of her class, which included her sister ship Gneiseneu. The ship was built at the Kriegsmarinewerft  dockyard in Wilhelmshaven; she was laid down on 15 June 1935 and launched a year and four months later on 3 October 1936. Completed in January 1939, the ship was armed with a main battery of nine 28 cm (11 in) C/34 guns in three triple turrets. Plans to replace these weapons with six 38 cm (15 in) SK C/34 guns in twin turrets were never carried out.

Design: Scharnhorst displaced 32,100 long tons (32,600 t) at standard displacement and 38,100 long tons (38,700 t) at full load. She was 234.9 m (770 ft 8 in) long overall and had a beam of 30 m (98 ft 5 in) and a maximum draft of 9.9 m (32 ft 6 in). She was powered by three Brown, Boveri & Cie geared steam turbines, which developed a total of 159,551 shp; 118,977 kW and yielded a maximum speed of 31.5 knots (58.3 km/h; 36.2 mph) on speed trials. Her standard crew numbered 56 officers and 1,613 enlisted men, augmented during the war to 60 officers and 1,780 men. While serving as a squadron flagship, Scharnhorst carried an additional 10 officers and 61 enlisted men.

Armament: 

9 × 28 cm/54.5 (11 inch) SK C/34

12 × 15 cm/55 (5.9 inch) SK C/28

14 × 10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK C/33

16 × 3.7 cm (1.5 in) SK C/30

10 (later 16) x 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 or C/38

6 × 533 mm torpedo tubes