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Scharnhorst Class Battleship
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- Scharnhorst Class Battleship
- BB-SCHARNHORST-GS-P
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- Units in Stock: 10
Scharnhorst Class Battleship Summary
This is a 3D printed resin sculpt of the Scharnhorst class battleships by GamingStar.
The Scharnhorst class were the first capital ships, referred to as either battleships or battlecruisers, built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine after World War I. The class comprised two vessels: Scharnhorst and Gneisenau. They marked the beginning of German naval rearmament after the Treaty of Versailles. The ships were armed with nine 28 cm (11 in) guns in three triple turrets. Plans to replace these with six 38 cm (15 in) guns in twin turrets were never implemented.
The two ships were laid down in 1935, launched in late 1936, and commissioned into the German fleet by early 1939. Scharnhorst and Gneisenau operated together for much of the early portion of World War II, including sorties into the Atlantic to raid British merchant shipping. The two ships participated in Operation Weserübung, the German invasion of Norway. During operations off Norway, the two ships engaged the battlecruiser HMS Renown and sank the aircraft carrier HMS Glorious on 8 June 1940. In the engagement with Glorious, Scharnhorst achieved one of the longest-range naval gunfire hits in history. In early 1942, the two ships made a daylight dash up the English Channel from occupied France to Germany.
In late 1942, Gneisenau was heavily damaged in an Allied air raid against Kiel. In early 1943, Scharnhorst joined the Bismarck-class Tirpitz in Norway to interdict Allied convoys to the Soviet Union. Scharnhorst and several destroyers sortied from Norway to attack a convoy; the Germans were instead intercepted by British naval patrols. During the battle of North Cape, a force led by the Royal Navy battleship HMS Duke of York sank Scharnhorst. Repair work had begun on Gneisenau but was stoped when Scharnhorst was lost. Instead, Gneisenau was sunk as a blockship in Gotenhafen in 1945; the wreck was broken up for scrap in the 1950s.
Ship of Class:
- Scharnhorst - Sunk 1943
- Gneisenau - Sunk as harbor blockage 1945
In addition, the Scharnhorst class can be outfitted with the classic early war hull camouflage colors. The finished piece will be more impressive in your hand than the pictures here may indicate. You will be impressed!
Optionally magnetize the turret to support a magnetized damage marker (included).
Approximate dimensions (LWD): 61mm x 9mm x 10.5mm
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