Collection Results Royal Museums Greenwich The battle of the north cape was a second world war naval battle that occurred on 26 december 1943, as part of the arctic campaign.the german battleship scharnhorst, on an operation to attack arctic convoys of war materiel from the western allies to the soviet union, was brought to battle and sunk by the royal navy's battleship hms duke of york with cruisers and destroyers, including an. The battle of north cape began when the german battlecruiser scharnhorst and five destroyers left their base in altenfjord, northern norway on christmas day 1943. hms belfast in this video, our experts take us from the gun direction platform to the fire control table, then into a turret and a turret's shell room to see how exactly they worked.
battle Of north cape Hms Belfast And The sinking of The Scharnhorst
Battle Of North Cape Hms Belfast And The Sinking Of The Scharnhorst Scharnhorst and several destroyers sortied from norway to attack a convoy but british naval patrols intercepted the german force. during the battle of the north cape (26 december 1943), the royal navy battleship hms duke of york and her escorts sank scharnhorst. only 36 men survived, out of a crew of 1,968. Duke of york ’s very first salvo straddled the german ship, and one of the 1,400 pound shells struck home, crashing into scharnhorst ’s a (anton) turret—the one closest to the bow. minutes later a second 14 inch projectile smashed onto the quarterdeck, causing heavy damage. jamaica hit scharnhorst with her third salvo. A week later, on 26 december, the scharnhorst lay at the bottom of the barents sea, sunk off norway in the battle of north cape. earlier in 1943, hitler had told his admirals that their navy was. The scharnhorst had was accompanied by five destroyers. her commander, konteradmiral erich bey, now arrayed these in a line in front of scharnhorst, screening her as he prepared to engage the convoy. the order to go to battle stations barked out over the scharnhorst’s loudspeakers, and her crew of almost two thousand men prepared for the assault.
The sinking of The Scharnhorst 26 December 1943 By Charles David Cobb
The Sinking Of The Scharnhorst 26 December 1943 By Charles David Cobb A week later, on 26 december, the scharnhorst lay at the bottom of the barents sea, sunk off norway in the battle of north cape. earlier in 1943, hitler had told his admirals that their navy was. The scharnhorst had was accompanied by five destroyers. her commander, konteradmiral erich bey, now arrayed these in a line in front of scharnhorst, screening her as he prepared to engage the convoy. the order to go to battle stations barked out over the scharnhorst’s loudspeakers, and her crew of almost two thousand men prepared for the assault. On 26 december 1943 one of the great sea battles of world war ii took place. germany's most famous battleship the scharnhorst was sunk by allied forces during the battle of the north cape. The battle of the north cape, which took place on december 26, 1943, was a crucial naval confrontation between the british royal navy and the german battleship scharnhorst in the arctic waters off northern norway. in a bid to intercept and disrupt allied convoys bound for the soviet union, the scharnhorst was ambushed and engaged by a british.