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7th December 2019, 09:36 PM
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SMS Scharnhorst
SMS Scharnhorst sunk in the first world battle of the Falklands has been discovered off of the Falklands Islands.
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7th December 2019, 11:08 PM
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8th December 2019, 10:06 AM
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The German Eagle holding the Swastica was salvaged from the Bismark a few years ago. There has been legal wrangles over ownership, which has been finally settled.
The Eagle is up for action and is estimated to be worth £20m, the proceeds will be split between savor an Uraguay.
Fears that the Eagle may fall into extreme right wing extremists has Ben raised and dispelled.
Hopefully Eagle will go to a museum.
Source Sunday Daily Mail.
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8th December 2019, 11:23 AM
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8th December 2019, 12:57 PM
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Re: SMS Scharnhorst
Chris, you are correct, senior moment lol.
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9th December 2019, 05:07 AM
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Re: SMS Scharnhorst
Was there not a ship of the same name in WW2?
Sunk by British gun and air fire in the battle of North Cape.
Happy daze John in Oz.
Life is too short to blend in.
John Strange R737787
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9th December 2019, 09:44 AM
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Re: SMS Scharnhorst
John, correct, her keel was laid in 1935, and she was the lead battleship in her class.
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9th December 2019, 01:59 PM
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Hi HD John.
Was there not a ship of the same name in WW2?
Sunk by British gun and air fire in the battle of North Cape.
in WW2 THE German battle ship Scharnhorst was sunk by the HMS DUKE OF YORK,
, and her escorts, off the North Cape , on 28 December 1943,
out of a crew of 2,000 only 36 survived.
I did two weeks training on HMS DUKE OF YORK a 35,000 ton battleship. in 1950.
A fantastic vessel and a fantastic experience
Brian
below.........
me under the 14 inch guns that sank the Scharnhorst, on the fore deck, and HMS DUKE OF YORK.
Last edited by Captain Kong; 9th December 2019 at 03:02 PM.
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9th December 2019, 08:24 PM
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Re: SMS Scharnhorst
Post #8 I can't remember the title of the book on the Battle of the North Cape a long time since I read it. As I recall radar played a big part in the battle
the " Scharnhorst " could not hide in the darkness, she was lit up with "Star-Shells" and then pounded to destruction.
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10th December 2019, 05:46 AM
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Re: SMS Scharnhorst
Originally Posted by
Bill Morrison
Post #8 I can't remember the title of the book on the Battle of the North Cape a long time since I read it. As I recall radar played a big part in the battle
the " Scharnhorst " could not hide in the darkness, she was lit up with "Star-Shells" and then pounded to destruction.
Bill
We were up at the North Cape earlier in the year and in the pavilion there is a complete story of the battle and destruction of the German battle ship.
A pointer on the cliffs shows the direction in which she now lays.
Happy daze John in Oz.
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