German battleship Gneisenau
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The German battleship Gneisenau was a World War II Kriegsmarine capital ship of the Scharnhorst class that conducted Atlantic raiding operations against Allied shipping.
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Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scharnhorst-class battleship
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battleship → capital ship → |
| aircraftFacilities |
catapult
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hangar → |
| armamentAA |
2 cm anti-aircraft guns
→
3.7 cm anti-aircraft guns → |
| armamentMain |
9 × 28 cm SK C/34 guns in three triple turrets
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| armamentSecondary |
12 × 15 cm SK C/28 guns
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14 × 10.5 cm SK C/33 guns → |
| beam |
approximately 30 m
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| builder |
Deutsche Werke Kiel
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| carriedAircraft |
Arado Ar 196 seaplanes
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| class |
Scharnhorst class
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| commissioned |
1938-05-21
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| conflict |
World War II
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| country |
Nazi Germany
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| crewComplement |
approximately 1660
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up to about 1840 with air crew → |
| damagedBy |
British air attack on Kiel
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air raid on Brest → mines in the North Sea → |
| decommissioned |
1942
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| displacementFullLoad |
approximately 38000 tons
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| displacementStandard |
approximately 32000 tons
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| draft |
approximately 9.9 m
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| event |
heavily damaged in British air raid on Kiel in 1942
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| fate |
scuttled as blockship in Gdynia harbor
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stripped of useful equipment → |
| flag |
war ensign of Nazi Germany
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| homePort |
Kiel
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| laidDown |
1935-05-06
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| launched |
1936-12-08
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| lengthOverall |
approximately 234.9 m
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| locationOfScuttling |
Gotenhafen (Gdynia)
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| namedAfter |
August von Gneisenau
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| navalEnsign |
Kriegsmarine ensign
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| notableEngagement |
Atlantic raiding operations against Allied shipping
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action against HMS Glorious → |
| operationParticipated |
Operation Berlin
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Operation Weserübung → |
| operator |
Kriegsmarine
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| powerOutput |
approximately 160000 shp
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| propulsion |
12 Wagner boilers
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3 geared steam turbines → steam turbines → |
| range |
approximately 8900 nmi at 19 knots
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| reconstructionPlan |
planned rearmament with 38 cm guns
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| role |
Atlantic commerce raider
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| scrapped |
post-World War II
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| shipyard |
Deutsche Werke shipyard, Kiel
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| sisterShip |
German battleship Scharnhorst
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| statusAfterDamage |
reconstruction abandoned
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| theaterOfOperations |
North Atlantic Ocean
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Norwegian waters → |
| tookPartIn |
Channel Dash
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| topSpeed |
31 knots
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| yearScuttled |
1945
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Referenced by (8)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Kriegsmarine
("Gneisenau")
→
Operation Berlin (Atlantic) ("Gneisenau") → |
notableShip |
|
German battleship Gneisenau
("Scharnhorst class")
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class |
|
Operation Berlin
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hasPart |
|
Operation Berlin (Atlantic)
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|
participant |
|
Operation Berlin (Atlantic)
("Scharnhorst-class battleship")
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shipClassInvolved |
|
Operation Berlin
("Gneisenau")
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shipInvolved |
|
German battleship Scharnhorst
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sisterShip |