Scharnhorst-Class-1907
Germany's Most Powerful Armored Cruisers - 2 ships built (1907-1908): Scharnhorst, Gneisenau. Most powerful (8× 21cm guns) and fastest (23.6 knots) German armored cruisers. 11,616 tons, flagship of Admiral Graf von Spee's East Asia Squadron. Battle of Coronel (1 Nov 1914): Decisive German victory, sank HMS Good Hope (926 killed including Admiral Cradock) and HMS Monmouth (735 killed). Battle of Falkland Islands (8 Dec 1914): Both ships sunk by British battlecruisers Invincible and Inflexible. Scharnhorst: 860 killed (entire crew, no survivors). Gneisenau: 600 killed (187 survivors). Famous for von Spee's tragic final stand.
Specifications
- Displacement (std)
- 12985 t
- Displacement (full)
- 12985 t
- Length
- 474.4 ft
- Beam
- 70.9 ft
- Crew
- 764-850
- Ships built
- 2
- Commissioned
- 1907-1908
- Decommissioned
- 1914 (both sunk Battle of Falkland Islands)
Performance
- Top speed
- 22.5 kn
- Range
- 6100 nm at 12 knots
Armament
- Main guns
- 8× 21cm (8.3-inch) SK L/40
- Secondary guns
- 6× 15cm (5.9-inch) SK L/40
- Torpedoes
- 4× 45cm
Armor & Systems
- Belt
- 150-250mm Krupp cemented
- Deck
- 60-80mm
- Fire control
- Optical rangefinders
In-Game
- Tier
- T2
- Game power
- 33.15
- Research cost
- 2,917
- Credit cost
- 23,205
Notable
- Most powerful German armored cruisers (8× 21cm guns)
- Fastest German armored cruisers (23.6 knots trial)
- SMS Scharnhorst: Victory at Battle of Coronel (1 Nov 1914, sank HMS Good Hope + Monmouth)
- Both ships: Sunk at Battle of Falkland Islands (8 Dec 1914)
- Scharnhorst: 860 killed (entire crew, no survivors)
- Gneisenau: 600 killed (187 survivors)
- Largest German armored cruisers (11,616 tons standard)