Photo #: NH 102531
Scharnhorst (German Battleship, 1939)
Detail view of the rangefinder hood on the right side of the
after 283mm (11") gun turret, during the winter 1939-40.
View looks forward, with the ship's mainmast and flag visible
in the background.
Note light coating of snow or ice on the turret.
Copied from the contemporary German photo album "Meine Kriegserinnerungen
auf Schlachtschiff Scharnhorst", page 16.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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