The german battleship scharnhorst schiffer military. They were larger than the roonclass cruisers that preceded them. These concerns were heightened by new shipbuilding in france and the soviet union which led to the reichsmarine planning for new warships. In april, the german battleship kms bismarck was due to break out into the atlantic and scharnhorsts repairs would not be completed before the start of the operation. This was about 48% of all the recorded scharnhorsts in the usa. Admiral bruce fraser, aboard the battleship hms duke of york, was some 270 miles away, and steaming to cut off scharnhorst after she was engaged by the three cruisers. As with all books from classic warships publishing, this book is a photographic history of this warship, with many photos only previously published in germany. The warships of the world war ii era german navy are among the most popular subject in naval history with an almost uncountable number of books devoted to. German battleship scharnhorst battleship era world of.
Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. The most scharnhorst families were found in the usa in 1920. The warships of the world war ii german navy are among the most popular subjects in naval history, and one of the best collections is the concise but authoritative six volume series written by gerhard koop and illustrated by klauspeter schmolke. In early 1943, scharnhorst joined the bismarckclass tirpitz in norway to interdict allied convoys to the soviet union. German battleship scharnhorst military wiki fandom. The german battleship scharnhorst, on an operation to attack arctic convoys of war materiel from the western allies to the ussr, was brought to battle and sunk by the royal navy the battleship hms duke of york with cruisers and destroyers including an onslaught from the hnoms stord of the exiled royal norwegian navy off norways north cape. Launch of german battleship scharnhorst october 1936 battleship scharnhorst broadside view battleship scharnhorst 2 scharnhorst german kriegsmarine bow view of battleship scharnhorst, norway scharnhorst german battleship scharnhorst color photo battleship scharnhorst battleship scharnhorst in harbour a stern view of the german scharnhorst. Expand your options of fun home activities with the largest online selection at. She was the second vessel of her class, which included one other ship, scharnhorst. The backbone of the german surface forces at the outbreak of war by gerhard koop, klauspeter schmolke, et al. Bismarck was the first of two bismarckclass battleships built for nazi germanys kriegsmarine.
The warships of the world war ii era german navy are among the most popular subject in naval history with an almost uncountable number of books devoted to them. May 15, 2014 scharnhorst and gneisenau were the products of a long, involved, and politicallydetermined design process that witnessed this class of battleships develop from an improved pocket battleship to what many described as a battlecruiser. Scharnhorst is more vulnerable at range and more survivable up close, like her larger german cousin. During operations off norway, the two ships engaged the battlecruiser hms renown and sank the aircraft carrier hms gloriousin the engagement with glorious, scharnhorst achieved one of the longestrange naval gunfire hits in history. German battleship scharnhorst battleship era world.
The book was adapted for the movie sink the bismarck. The smallest modern battleships built, their main battery consisted of 9 x 28cm guns in three turrets, two forward and one aft. The battle of the north cape was a second world war naval battle which occurred on 26 december 1943, as part of the arctic campaign. It is rare to find a book which lives up to all the advertising promises. Are the german scharnhorst class considered battleships. Photo reproduction is of a high quality and numerous. At 1617, the battleship duke of york of force ii admiral fraser obtains radar contact with scharnhorst from 42,500 meters 46,480 yards, and after closing the range to 10,900 meters 11,920 yards opens fire at 1648. Read download battleships of the scharnhorst class pdf pdf. Technical details are thorough and allow comparison between the two ships.
Start by marking the german battleship scharnhorst schiffer military history as want to read. Oct 12, 2018 scharnhorst and her twin sister gneisenau were a pair of rather odd ducks. The gesellschaft became the focal point for the transformation of the prussian. During the battle of north cape, the royal navy battleship hms duke of york sank. She was the lead ship of her class, which included sms gneisenau. Scharnhorst was a german capital ship, alternatively described as a battleship or battlecruiser, of nazi germany s kriegsmarine. Scharnhorst the history operation ostfront the battle. Battleships of the scharnhorst class by gerhard koop. However, for a concise but authoritative summary of the design history and careers of the major surface ships it is difficult to beat a series of six volumes written by gerhard koop and. Sep 23, 2015 the battleship book, to be published by wildside books in september, 2015 see.
The class comprised two ships, scharnhorst and gneisenau. The scharnhorst was the first german battleship after the first world war. The battleships of the scharnhorst class were the german response to the french battlecruisers dunkerque and strasbourg. German battleship scharnhorst wikimili, the free encyclopedia. Each book contains an account of the development of a particular class. Gneisenau was a german capital ship, alternatively described as a battleship and battlecruiser, of nazi germanys kriegsmarine.
Scharnhorst and several destroyers sortied from norway to attack a convoy. The wreck has recently been discovered on the sea bed, giving us new. The scharnhorst is a battleship, and it really shouldnt come as any surprise that shes visible from a long ways out. All results related to battleship scharnhorstclass found on 80 scale modeling websites and the scalemates kit database. Completed in january 1939, the ship was armed with a main battery of nine 28 cm c34 guns in three triple turrets. The german battleship scharnhorst schiffer military history paperback february 1, 1991 by.
The queens story in the words of her men by john c. The ships were the first german cruiser to reach equality. Klauspeter schmolke the warships of the world war ii era german navy are among the most popular subject in naval history with an almost uncountable number of books devoted to them. Scharnhorst was a german capital ship, alternatively described as a battleship or battlecruiser, of nazi germanys kriegsmarine. Scharnhorst and her sister were enlarged versions of the preceding roon class. In the sea north of tromso in norway, the great german battleship scharnhorst was on a mission to sink an allied supply convoy bound for russia. The battleship scharnhorstclasspage contains all related products, articles, books, walkarounds and plastic scale modeling projects dedicated to this ship. Books do not require a rating on the quality assessment scale. The german battleship scharnhorst schiffer military history siegfried breyer. The german battleship scharnhorst, on an operation to attack arctic convoys of war materiel from the western allies to the ussr, was brought to battle and sunk by the royal navy the battleship hms duke of york with cruisers and destroyers including an. It is a concise history of the scharnhorst and gneisenau lavishly illustrated with over 300 photographs, many showing unusual aspect of the vessels. Scharnhorst and her twin sister gneisenau were a pair of rather odd ducks. Nov 12, 20 in early 1943, scharnhorst joined the bismarckclass tirpitz in norway to interdict allied convoys to the soviet union. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures.
Unknown to the german command, the convoys british escort, led by admiral sir robert burnett and admiral bruce fraser, had successfully intercepted the scharnhorsts radio communications. For me as a german the history of the battleship scharnhorst and her sister ship gneisenau is known and most of the photographs are known too but thats not important. She was the lead ship of her class, which included one other ship, gneisenau. Read download battleships of the scharnhorst class pdf. Almost immediately the scharnhorst is hit by a 14inch projectile in turret anton that is put out of action. The backbone of the german surface forces at the outbreak of war koop, gerhard, schmolke, klauspeter, brooks, geoffrey on.
Scharnhorst sailed from langfiord in norway with five destroyers on the afternoon of christmas day to attack convoy jw55b which had been detected south. The scharnhorst family name was found in the usa between 1880 and 1920. Gneisenau had been scheduled to join the bismarck in operation. All results related to battleship scharnhorst class found on 80 scale modeling websites and the scalemates kit database. These ships had a very low freeboard and took a lot of seawater forward when steaming a high speeds. These have been out of print for ten years or more and are now much sought after by enthusiasts and collectors, so this new modestly priced reprint of the series will be widely welcomed. Scharnhorsts starcrossed career was the most fascinatingly bedeviled of all.
Scharnhorst continues the theme set forth by tirpitz of being very difficult to citadel, but taking more 33s in return. In 1880 there were 21 scharnhorst families living in missouri. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Scharnhorst was a battleship battlecruiser that served with nazi germanys kriegsmarine during world war ii.
Scharnhorst would require ten weeks or more to repair the steel in her superheaters before she was ready for sea. More about the battleship scharnhorstclass battleship. In april, the german battleship kms bismarck was due to break out into the atlantic and scharnhorst s repairs would not be completed before the start of the operation. During the early years of the war, scharnhorst supported operations against norway as well as raided allied convoys in the north atlantic.
Complete operational history of the german battleship scharnhorst, kriegsmarine warship sunk after battle with hms duke of york during world war ii. Speed and strength scharnhorst german battleship with 25. The backbone of the german surface forces at the outbreak of war warships of the kriegsmarine gerhard koop. Dragon 50 german battleshi scharnhorst with pontos wood deck. Scharnhorst and gneisenau participated in operation weserubung, the german invasion of norway. We deliver the joy of reading in 100% recycled packaging with free standard shipping on u. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the project and see a list of open tasks. This book is within the scope of the military history wikiproject. The scharnhorst class was the last traditional class of armored cruisers built by the kaiserliche marine. The german battleship scharnhorst schiffer military history. Start by marking the german battleship scharnhorst schiffer military history. They had a displacement of 38,000 long tons at full load, less than the bismarcks 50,000 long ton displacement, but they were slightly faster, with a top speed of 31 knots.
Speed and strength scharnhorst german battleship with. The battleship scharnhorst super drawings in 3d 9788361220381 by nowak, grzegorz and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. The scharnhorst suffered critical hits during an air raid on 24th july 1941, and during operation cerberus, but it would be meet its ultimate end in the battle of north cape, where the royal navy battleship, hms duke of york sank it, killing more than 1,932 crew members aboard. Dec 16, 2018 scharnhorsts starcrossed career was the most fascinatingly bedeviled of all. Scharnhorst and gneisenau were the products of a long, involved, and politicallydetermined design process that witnessed this class of battleships develop from an improved pocket battleship to what many described as a battlecruiser. Feb 17, 2011 the sinking of the scharnhorst was an enormous psychological blow for the german nation, at the height of world war two. Scharnhorst was a german capital ship, alternatively described as a battleship or battlecruiser. The german battleship scharnhorst by siegfried breyer. This was about 48% of all the recorded scharnhorst s in the usa. The ship was built at the kriegsmarinewerft dockyard in wilhelmshaven. Though restricted by the treaty of versailles that ended world war i to building warships. Her gameplay is unique and unprecedented in floaty boats. Scharnhorst was launched first, and is considered to be the lead ship by some sources. Commissioned in 1939, the ship mounted a main armament of nine 11inch guns and was capable of 31 knots.
Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. The ship was built at the deutsche werke dockyard in kiel. See more ideas about battleship, navy ships and naval history. Scharnhorst and gneisenau, the subject of this volume, were the product of a long, involved and politically determined design process that saw them develop from. Battleships of the scharnhorst class kindle pen and sword books. The value of this book are the listing of the model kits which are available or which had been available with the pros and cons and the reports and the pics of the kits being build. Space battleship scharnhorst and the library of doom an old guycybertank adventure. The sinking of the scharnhorst was an enormous psychological blow for the german nation, at the height of world war two.
Scharnhorst was a battleshipbattlecruiser that served with nazi germanys kriegsmarine during world war ii. Also, this is one of very few books that covers the history of this battleship of the wwii german navy in the english language. Each book contains an account of the development of a particular class, a detailed description of the ships, with full technical details, and an. To use this banner, please see the full instructions. This volume explores the essence of german military professionalism as exemplified by the nineteenth century prussian german staff. The backbone of the german surface forces at the outbreak of war. Missouri had the highest population of scharnhorst families in 1880. In that engagement scharnhorst achieved one of the longest range naval gunfire hits in history. White ensign models photoetched parts for 50 dkm scharnhorst for dragon 50 master model sm350004 16 x. In the late 1920s, debate ensued within germany regarding the size and place of the nations navy. At 31,800 tons, scharnhorst was lighter and much faster than older british battleships or battlecruisers.
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