The German battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau were designed to challenge the naval power of France and the United Kingdom, built under the restrictions of 1930s naval treaties. Though Gneisenau ...

The Scharnhorst was discovered on the third day ... bringing an end to commerce raiding by German warships. The Falkland Maritime Heritage Trust is now seeking to have the site formally protected ...

They found, photographed and bombed the Gneisenau at Kiel, the Scharnhorst at Wilhelmshaven. The Prinz Eugen, a fast and tough 10,000-ton cruiser, had slipped out of Brest with the battleships.