The Scharnhorst’s guns were mounted in 750-ton triple-gun turrets named Anton and Bruno in the bow, and Caesar on the stern. Twelve quick-firing 150-millimeter guns provided additional firepower.

The SMS Scharnhorst, the flagship of Admiral Maximilian Graf von Spee’s East Asia Squadron, was found in the South Atlantic after a five-year search. The discovery was made 98 nautical miles ...

A sonar image of the S.M.S. Scharnhorst, which sank in the south Atlantic on December 8, 1914 Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust Maritime archaeologists have located the wreck of the S.M.S ...

SMS Scharnhorst was named after the chief of the Prussian general staff during the Napoleonic Wars The wreck of a World War One German armoured cruiser has been located off the Falkland Islands ...

Scharnhorst remained at Brest for the rest of 1941, but increased RAF bombing attacks made the German naval presence untenable. The German ships could not sortie, and could not remain in Brest.

The Scharnhorst turned about but was cut off by Admiral Fraser in the Duke of York. It was surrounded, then shelled and torpedoed and sank. Only 36 of its 2,000-plus crew survived.

SMS Scharnhorst was named after the chief of the Prussian general staff during the Napoleonic Wars The wreck of a World War One German armoured cruiser has been located off the Falkland Islands ...