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Die Geschichte der deutschen
Schlachtschiffe der Scharnhorst Klasse. Schlachtschiffe der Kriegsmarine während des zweiten
Weltkrieges.
History of the German Battleships of
the Scharnhorst class Pocket battleships of the German Navy during world war
2.
Scharnhorst. The
design was a compromise between a Battleship and the a heavy armament
Pocket battleship. Built at Wilhelmshaven and laid down on the 16th May
1935, launched 3rd October 1936 and completed 7th January
1939. (refitted just after completion with a clipper bow
so called a Atlantic Bow increasing the length by 33 feet, (to 770 ft 8
inches) this took until September 1939. Scharnhorst was torpedoed
by a Royal Naval Submarine during the Norwegian campaign. repairs took
until October 1940. After repairs she acted with her sister ship
attacking allied shipping between January and Mrch1 1941. During the
"Channel dash" on the 12th February 1942 the Scharnhorst (along
with Gneisenau were mined but managed to reach the safety of the German
Port. her repairs took place at Kiel and were completed in October
1942. In March 1943 she was transferred to Northern Norway to
continue her commerce raiding on Allied shipping, But on the 26th December
1943, while attempting to intercept convoy JW-55B. she encountered a
large British Force of the battleship HMS Duke of York and the cruisers
HMS Belfast, HMS Jamaica and HMS Norfolk. Initially HMS Norfolk
engaged the Scharnhorst and a lucky hit knocked out the radar systems of
the Scharnhorst. soon after the Scharnhorst was engaged by the
Battleship HMS Duke of York along with the cruisers and was sunk with the
loss of 1,803 crew (she had been hit by a number of shells and 14
torpedoes. This engagement took place north east of the North Cape. Due
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| Scharnhorst |
30th June 1936 |
Sunk on 26th December 1943. |
| Gneisenau |
8th December 1936 |
Scuttled on 28th March 1945. |
| SMS
Scharnhorst |
Scharnhorst. Submitted by Peter Taylor |
Scharnhorst, 1939.
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Scharnhorst firing.
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Gneisenau
The Gneisenau sister ship to the Scharnhorst, was a Battlecruiser,
Built in 1938, with a compliment of 1800. Her top speed was 31 knots and
she had an armament of Nine 11-inch guns and Twelve 6-inch guns,
with a secondary armament of fourteen 4-inch guns and
sixteen 1.5 inch AA Guns, she also carried 6 Torpedo Tubes.
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Gneisenau, 1938.
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Gneisenau
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Gneisenau. Sent in by Gordon
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The Gneisenau sister ship to the Scharnhorst, was a Battlecruiser, Built in
1938, with a compliment of 1800. Her top speed was 31 knots and she had an
armament of Nine 11-inch guns and Twelve 6-inch guns, with a secondary armament of
fourteen 4-inch guns and sixteen 1.5 inch AA Guns, she also carried 6 Torpedo Tubes.
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The Channel Dash by Ivan Berryman
February 1942 and Viz. Admiral Ciliaxs
mighty Scharnhorst leads her sister Gneisenau and Prinz Eugen up the
English Channel during Operation Cerberus, their daring breakout from
the port of Brest on the French Atlantic coast to the relative safety of
Wilhelmshaven and Brunsbuttel. All three ships survived what became
known as the Channel Dash, not without damage, but the operation proved
a huge propaganda success for Germany and a crushing embarrassment for
the British. A number of torpedo boats are in attendance, including
Kondor and Falke and the Z class destroyer Friedrich Ihn in the
distance.
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Print serial number DHM1188. Image size 25" x 15". Print price
£80 ($145).
Artists proof price £115 ($200).
Original painting for sale, 36" x 24", price
£2,600
export. ($4,200) sold
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Atlantic Comrades by Ivan Berryman
The Scharnhorst is pictured in 1939 when she and her sister ship Gneisenau
menacingly prowled the North Atlantic. She is shown at dawn as two type VII
U-Boats glide towards her for a friendly rendezvous and to take on much needed
supplies, as well as a few of the luxuries that the tiny u-boats were simply too
small to carry.
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Print serial number DHM1004. Image size 25" x 15". Print
price £80 ($145).
Artists proof price £115 ($200).
Original painting for sale, 36" x 24", price £2,500 export.
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Operation
Cerberus, Channel Dash by Ivan Berryman
February 1942 and Viz. Admiral
Ciliax's mighty Scharnhorst leads her sister Gneisenau and Prinz Eugen
up the English Channel during 'Operation Cerberus', their daring
breakout from the port of Brest on the French Atlantic coast to the
relative safety of Wilhelmshaven and Brunsbuttel. All three ships
survived what became known as the Channel Dash, not without damage, but
the operation proved a huge propaganda success for Germany and a
crushing embarrassment for the British. A number of torpedo boats are in
attendance, including Kondor and Falke and the Z class destroyer
Friedrich Ihn in the distance.
signed limited edition of 1150 prints plus
50 artist proofs
Print order number B117. Image size 12" x 7".
price £24 ($45).
artist proof price £34
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Attack on the Scharnhorst by Ivan Berryman
Swordfish of 825 Sqn led by Lt-Cdr Esmonde begin their heroic
attack on the battlescruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau and the heavy
cruiser Prinz Eugen as they make their way up the English Channel from
Brest during Operation Cerberus on 12th February 1942. Although
all the aircraft were lost and no significant damage was done to the
German fleet, all the pilots were decorated for their bravery and Lt-Cdr
Esmonde received the first Fleet Air Arm VC to be awarded, albeit
posthumously.
The painting depicts the first wave of Swordfish attacking the
Scharnhorst with Gneisenau taking avoiding action in the distance.
A German torpedo boat has turned to confront the attacking aircraft.
Signed limited black and white edition of 1150 prints plus 50 artist proofs.
Print order number B138. Image size 12" x 7". Price £24
($45).
Artist proof price £34 ($60).
Original acrylic
painting 16" x 12" for sale £340
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Attack on the
Scharnhorst by Ivan Berryman
Swordfish of 825 Sqn led by Lt-Cdr Esmonde begin their
heroic attack on the battlescruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau and
the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen as they make their way up the
English Channel from Brest during Operation Cerberus on 12th
February 1942. Although all the aircraft were lost and no
significant damage was done to the German fleet, all the pilots
were decorated for their bravery and Lt-Cdr Esmonde received the
first Fleet Air Arm VC to be awarded, albeit posthumously.
The painting depicts the first wave of Swordfish attacking
the Scharnhorst with Gneisenau taking avoiding action in the
distance. A German torpedo boat has turned to confront the
attacking aircraft.
Signed Limited Edition of 1,150 prints plus
50 artists proofs. From the limited edition 50 are available as
Giclee canvas prints 20 at a larger size of 36" x 24".
Price £550 ($950) and 30 Canvas prints 40" x30"
price £660. ($1100) To know more about Giclee prints and our
range click
here.
Print serial
number DHM1349. Image size 25" x 15" price £85
($155)
Artist proof price £120 ($200)
Original Oil painting for sale
40" x 30" price £4,000 ($7,500)
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Escort to the Scharnhorst by Simon Atack
Depicting a scene from Operation Paderborn as Scharnhorst ploughs
through a lively swell with Fw190s of I./J65, based at Oslo Fornebu,
providing fighter cover. Steaming in company with destroyers Z-28 and
Erich Steinbrinck, the mighty German battleship has departed Gotenhafen
and is heading towards Bogen Bay, near Narvik in Norway. She later sank
with only 36 survivors.
Signed limited edition of 500 prints, price £80 ($145). Plus 25
artists proofs, price £115 ($200). Overall print size 30" x
22.5". Order code SA2.
Signed by Wilhelm Alsen who was starboard gunner on Scharnhorst.
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K.M.S. Gneisenau - Stand by The Bowlines by Randall Wilson
Gneisenau returns to Kiel harbour after participating in Operation Nord Mark.
With number one bowline secured crew crew prepares to bring the ship alongside.
Signed Limited Edition of 1,150 prints plus 50 artists proofs. From the
limited edition 50 are available as Giclee canvas prints 30 at a larger size of 30" x 20". Canvas print
price £420.($760) and 20 at the size 36" x24" price £550 ($950) To know more about Giclee prints and our range click
here.
Print serial
number DHM735. Image size 25" x 15".Print price £80 ($145)
Artists
proof price £115 ($200)
Original oil painting for sale, oil on canvas, size 36" x 24".
Price £2,200 ( $4,000)
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