Scharnhorst-class battleships

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ship
gptkbp:antiAircraftArmament 14 × 10.5 cm (4.1 in) guns
10 × 2 cm (0.79 in) guns
16 × 3.7 cm (1.5 in) guns
gptkbp:armament 12 × 15 cm (5.9 in) guns
9 × 28 cm (11 in) guns
gptkbp:armorBelt 350 mm
gptkbp:armorDeck 50–105 mm
gptkbp:armorTurrets 360 mm
gptkbp:beam 30 m
gptkbp:commissioned 1938
gptkbp:complement 1,669
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:displacement 32,100 tons (standard)
gptkbp:draught 9.9 m
gptkbp:era gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:fateOfGneisenau scuttled 1945
gptkbp:fateOfScharnhorst sunk 26 December 1943
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Scharnhorst-class battleships
gptkbp:laidDown 1935
gptkbp:length 234.9 m
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Gerhard_von_Scharnhorst
gptkb:August_von_Gneisenau
gptkbp:notableEngagement gptkb:Battle_of_the_North_Cape
gptkb:Operation_Weserübung
gptkb:Channel_Dash
gptkbp:notableFeature first German capital ships built after World War I
heavily armored for their size
main guns smaller than contemporary battleships
designed to comply with Treaty of Versailles limitations
gptkbp:numberBuilt 2
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Kriegsmarine
gptkbp:precededBy Deutschland-class cruisers
gptkbp:propulsion 3 geared steam turbines
gptkbp:range 8,100 nmi at 19 knots
gptkbp:secondShip gptkb:Gneisenau
gptkbp:ship1 gptkb:Scharnhorst
gptkbp:speed 31.5 knots
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Bismarck-class_battleships
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bismarck-class_battleships
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6