Scharnhorst-class armored cruiser
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The Scharnhorst-class armored cruiser was a pair of early 20th-century German Imperial Navy cruisers designed for long-range operations and fleet scouting, noted for their heavy armament and armor for their type.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Scharnhorst-class armored cruiser canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armored cruiser class
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warship class ⓘ |
| armamentType |
naval artillery
ⓘ
torpedoes ⓘ |
| associatedCommander | Vice Admiral Maximilian von Spee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
German armored cruisers
ⓘ
World War I cruisers of Germany ⓘ |
| consistsOf |
SMS Gneisenau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
SMS Scharnhorst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | steel hull ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | German Empire ⓘ |
| designedBy | German naval architects ⓘ |
| designedFor |
fleet scouting
ⓘ
long-range operations ⓘ |
| displacementClass | large armored cruiser ⓘ |
| engagement |
Battle of Coronel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of the Falkland Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| fateOfLeadShip | sunk at the Battle of the Falkland Islands ⓘ |
| fateOfSecondShip | sunk at the Battle of the Falkland Islands ⓘ |
| flagshipShip | SMS Scharnhorst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
August von Gneisenau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gerhard von Scharnhorst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalDoctrineContext | German overseas cruiser strategy ⓘ |
| navalTechnologyPeriod | pre-dreadnought era ⓘ |
| navy | Kaiserliche Marine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
heavy armament for their type
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strong armor protection for their type ⓘ |
| numberOfShips | 2 ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial German Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Roon-class armored cruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryTheaterOfOperations |
Pacific Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion | coal-fired triple-expansion steam engines ⓘ |
| role |
commerce raiding support
ⓘ
fleet scout ⓘ overseas cruiser ⓘ |
| serviceEntryPeriod | before World War I ⓘ |
| serviceStatus | all ships lost in World War I ⓘ |
| shipType | armored cruiser ⓘ |
| successorClass | Blücher-class armored cruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeInService | early 1900s to 1914 ⓘ |
| typicalUse | flagship of overseas squadron ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | World War I ⓘ |
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