Scharnhorst
1936 Scharnhorst-class battleship
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Scharnhorst is a battlecruiser .
Key Facts
- Country: Norway[3]
- Instance of: shipwreck[4]
- Operator: Kriegsmarine[5]
- Named after: Gerhard von Scharnhorst[6]
- Manufacturer: Kriegsmarinewerft Wilhelmshaven[7]
- Vessel class: Scharnhorst-class battleship[8]
- Commons category: Scharnhorst (ship, 1939)[9]
- Shipping port: Kiel[10]
- Armament: 28 cm SK C/34 gun[11]
- Participated in conflict: World War II[12], Battle of the North Cape[13], Operation Weserübung[14]
- Yard number: 125[15]
- Significant event: shipwrecking[16], wreck found[17], ship commissioning[18], ship launching[19], keel laying[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Scharnhorst (ship, 1936)[21]
- Commons gallery: Scharnhorst[22]
- Crew members: Ansgar Bethge[23]
- Location of creation: Kriegsmarinewerft Wilhelmshaven[24]
- Motto text: Scharnhorst immer vorant[25]
- Native label: Scharnhorst[26]
- Short name: Scharnhorst[27]
- Different from: SMS Scharnhorst[28]
- Length: 234.9 m[29]
- Width: 30 m[30]
- Speed: 31 knot[31]
- Mass: 32,000 tonne[32], 38,700 tonne[33]
- Vehicle range: 7100 nautical mile[34]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Scharnhorst include Scharnhorst-class battleship[35], a ship class[36], founded in 1936[37].
Why It Matters
Scharnhorst has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] Scharnhorst is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]
Entities named for Scharnhorst include Scharnhorst-class battleship[35], a ship class[36], founded in 1936[37].