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Scharnhorst-class battleship

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Scharnhorst-class battleship
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Key specs

Type
Battleship
Origin
Germany
Shipyards
Deutsche Werke, Kriegsmarinewerft Wilhelmshaven
Construction began
1935
First commissioned
1938
Last retired
1943
Status
Retired
Ships completed
2
Crew
1,669

Battleship

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Performance

Dimensions and weights
Displacement
38,710 t
Length
235.00 m
Beam
30.00 m
Draught
9.69 m
Performance
Maximum speed
31 kn (57 km/h)
Range
7,100 nmi (13,149 km)
Power
111,717 kW
Armament
Armament
9 × 280 mm12 × 150 mm14 × 105 mm16 × 37 mm10 × 20 mm
Aircraft carried
Arado FlugzeugwerkeAr 196A

Operators

Germany

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: Scharnhorst-class battleship, Wikipedia

Figures from the ship infobox of the English Wikipedia article, for the class as a whole. Armament lists what the ships carried or carry.