Scharnhorst Photographs | World War II Database

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A boatswain aboard Scharnhorst, date unknown	Scharnhorst's after gun turret and catapult

Scharnhorst's rangefinder hood, mast, and flag	Hitler, Blomberg, and Raeder at Scharnhorst's launching ceremony, Wilhelmshaven, Germany, 3 Oct 1936

Ceremony on Scharnhorst's afterdeck, circa early 1939	Close-up of Gneisenau's forward 280mm gun turrets, date unknown; Scharnhorst seen in background

German battleship Scharnhorst in port, circa early 1939	German battleships Scharnhorst (left) and Gneisenau (right), circa 1939

Scharnhorst at sea, circa 1939, photo 1 of 2	Scharnhorst at sea, circa 1939, photo 2 of 2

Scharnhorst in Wilhelmshaven Harbor, circa 1939	Scharnhorst and Gneisenau in port, circa summer 1939

Scharnhorst in port with her crew manning the rail, circa late 1939	Scharnhorst and U-47 at Kiel, Germany, 23 Oct 1939

Captain Kurt Hoffman addressing Scharnhorst's officers, winter 1939-1940	Close-up of Scharnhorst's control tower at Kiel or Wilhelmshaven, winter 1939-1940

Close-up of Scharnhorst's funnel, winter 1939-1940	German sailor aboard Scharnhorst, winter 1939-1940

Scharnhorst firing her forward guns during exercises, winter 1939-1940	Scharnhorst underway as viewed from the superstructure, winter 1939-1940