SMS Scharnhorst
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SMS
Scharnhorst was an armored
cruiser laid down at Blohm & Voss in Hamburg
in March 1905, and was launched in March 1906. After a
short period in the German High seas squadron and sea
trials, she was sent to the East Asia squadron based in
Tsingtao in China in 1909. After the outbreak of World War
One, it was decided the whole squadron should attempt to
reach Europe. They encountered British ships at the battle
of Coronel 1.November 1914, where the two British armored
cruisers HMS Good Hope and HMS Monmouth were sunk. The
German squadron reached St. Quentin and passed Cape Horn
2.December, and it was decided to seek action around the
Falkland Islands. In a ferocious battle, they engaged a
large British fleet 8. December 1914. SMS Scharnhorst went
down with the fleet commander Maximilian Von Spee, with
all hands lost. The wreck was found in December 2019 by
archeologist Mensun Bound on a depth of 1600 meters. Also
see the story of the light cruiser SMS Emden.
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 Picture: SMS Scharnhorst in 1908 Wikipedia, Public Domain Last updated: April 2020 |
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