KMS Scharnhorst (1939)
LocationNorth Cape, Norway
Year1943
Depth300 m
Size32,000 tonnes
TypeBattleship
About KMS Scharnhorst (1939)
Sunk in the last battleship duel of the European war by HMS Duke of York. 1,932 of 2,068 crew died, just 36 survived. Found in 2019 resting upside down 100 nautical miles off North Cape.
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