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NH 102531 Scharnhorst

Photo #: NH 102531 Scharnhorst
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Title: Scharnhorst
Description: (German Battleship, 1939) Detail view of the rangefinder hood on the right side of the after 283mm (11) gun turret, during the winter 1939-40. View looks forward, with the ship's mainmast and flag visible in the background. Note light coating of snow or ice on the turret. Copied from the contemporary German photo album Meine Kriegserinnerungen auf Schlachtschiff Scharnhorst, page 16. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 102531
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