A sketch showing the elevation and plan of the Scharnhorst and the Gneisenau, both German ...

Accession Number EN0034
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Maker Unknown
Date made 1914-1918
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

A sketch showing the elevation and plan of the Scharnhorst and the Gneisenau, both German armoured cruisers. Each carried eight 8.2 inch guns, six 5.9 inch guns and 20 3.4 inch guns, and had a displacement of 11 600 tons; their respective speeds were 21 and 24 knots.

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