Photo #: NH 101571
Scharnhorst (German Battleship, 1939)
View looking aft on the foredeck, with anchor handling gear in
the foreground and two triple 283mm gun turrets beyond. Taken
during the winter of 1939-40, at Kiel.
Copied from the contemporary German photo album "Meine Kriegserinnerungen
auf Schlachtschiff Scharnhorst", page 9.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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Photo #: NH 102536
Scharnhorst (German Battleship, 1939)
View of the after 283mm (11") triple gun turret and its
aircraft catapult, circa winter 1939-40. View looks forward,
with the tripod mainmast and naval ensign in the background.
Copied from the contemporary German photo album "Meine Kriegserinnerungen
auf Schlachtschiff Scharnhorst", page 14.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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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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Photo #: NH 97507
German 150mm twin gun turret
The port forward 150mm turret of the battleship Gneisenau
or Scharnhorst, seen from ahead, circa 1939-40. Single-mounted
150mm guns are beyond, at main deck level, with 105mm twin anti-aircraft
guns above.
This is a halftone image, clipped by the U.S. Office of Naval
Intelligence from the contemporary German booklet "Deutsche
Seemacht".
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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Photo #: NH 102530
Scharnhorst (German Battleship, 1939)
Firing her forward 283mm (11") guns, during exercises in
the winter of 1939-40.
Copied from the contemporary German photo album "Meine Kriegserinnerungen
auf Schlachtschiff Scharnhorst", page 16.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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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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Photo #: NH 102544
Scharnhorst (German Battleship, 1939)
The ship's forward control tower, with a 10.5-meter rangefinder
at its top, seen from abreast the funnel looking forward. Photographed
at Kiel or Wilhelmshaven during the winter of 1939-40.
Copied from the contemporary German photo album "Meine Kriegserinnerungen
auf Schlachtschiff Scharnhorst", page 14.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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Photo #: NH 102545
Scharnhorst (German Battleship, 1939)
View from the foretop, looking down at the base of the funnel,
during the winter of 1939-40.
Note crewmen working on what appears to be a minesweeping paravane
in the lower part of the image.
Copied from the contemporary German photo album "Meine Kriegserinnerungen
auf Schlachtschiff Scharnhorst", page 22.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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Photo #: NH 102546
Scharnhorst (German Battleship, 1939)
View of the mainmast, looking up from the platform below. Probably
photographed in 1939-40, possibly during early 1940.
Copied from the contemporary German photo album "Meine Kriegserinnerungen
auf Schlachtschiff Scharnhorst", page 24.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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