Scharnhorst

Scharnhorst was a battleship built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine. She can be alternatively described as a battleship or battlecruiser. She was laid down on 6/15/1935, launched on 10/3/1936, and commissioned on 1/7/1939. During Scharnhorst's first operation, she sank the auxiliary cruiser HMS Rawalpindi. She and her sister engaged the British battlecruiser Renown, and sank the aircraft carrier Glorious, as well as her escorts Acasta and Ardent. During that, Scharnhorst achieved one of the longest-range naval gunfire hits in history. Scharnhorst's final battle was in 1943. Specs: Belt armor: 350mm Deck armor: 50-105mm Turrets: 200-360mm Conning tower: 350mm Length: 234.9 meters (770 feet, 8 inches) Beam: 30 meters (98 feet, 5 inches) Draft: 9.9 meters (32 feet, 6 inches) Installed power: 159,551 shp (horsepower), 118,977 kW (watts) Speed: 31 knots (57 km/h, 36 mph) Range: 7,100 nmi (13,100 km, 8,200 miles) at 19 knots (35 km/h, 22 mph) Complement: 56 officers, 1,613 enlisted Armament: 9 28cm (11") SK C/34, 12 15cm (5.9") SK C/28, 14 10.5 cm (4.1") SK C/33, 16 3.7 cm (1.5") SK C/30, 10 (later 16) 2 cm (0.79") C/30 or C/38, 6 533mm (20") torpedo tubes Aircraft carried: 3 Arado Ar 196A Aviation facilities: 1 catapult Displacement: Standard: 32,100 long tons (32,600 tons), full load: 38,100 long tons (38,700 tons) Propulsion: 3 Brown, Boveri and Co geared steam turbines no i am not a nazi shut up