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Online Library of Selected Images -- Picture Data

Photo #: NH 83099-KN (Color)

Scharnhorst (German battleship, 1939-1943)

Taking water over the bow while steaming in heavy seas, possibly during the Atlantic sortie of January-March 1941.
A 150mm twin gun turret is in the foreground.
Note: This is a screened image, taken from a contemporary publication. It has some abrasion damage in the upper center.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

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8 March 2001