DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY -- NAVAL HISTORICAL CENTER
805 KIDDER BREESE SE -- WASHINGTON NAVY YARD
WASHINGTON DC 20374-5060
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Photo #: NH 97536
Scharnhorst (German Battleship, 1939-1943)
Ceremony on the ship's after deck, with the Nazi-era naval ensign
flying at the stern, circa early 1939.
This may be the ship's commissioning ceremony on 7 January 1939.
Note snow on shore in the distance, stern anchor and decoration
on the ship.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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