SMS Scharnhorst - The Coronel Memorial

Flagship of the German East Asia Squadron commanded by Vice Admiral Graf von Spee. Took part in the Battle of Coronel, November 1914. Sunk December 1914 during the Battle of the Falkland Islands by HMS Invincible and HMS Inflexible, her entire crew include Vice Admiral von Spee were lost.

Builder Laid Launched Commissioned Captain at Coronel	Blohm & Voss,Hamburg 3 January 1905 22 March 1906 24 October 1907 Captain Schultz
Specifications
Dimensions Length (O/A) Length (W/L) Beam Draft Displacement Full Load Standard Propulsion Boilers Turbines Endurance Horsepower Shafts Max Speed Coal Bunkerage Protection Waterline Side Belt Deck Armour Bulkheads Turrets Barbettes Control Tower Armament Main Gun Secondary Gun Smaller Weapons Torpedoes Complement Usual Wartime	144.6 mtr 143.8 mtr 21.6 mtr 8.37 mtr 12,985 tons 11,616 tons 18 x Marine burners 3 x vertical 3 cylinder triple expansion 5,120 NM @ 12 Knots 4,800 NM @ 14 Knots 28,783 shp 3 23.5 Knots 800 - 2,000 tons coal 150 mm on 50 mm teak 40 - 60 mm 100 mm 30 - 170 mm 170 mm 20 - 150 mm 8 x 21 cm (2 twin and 4 single mounts) 6 x 15 cm 18 x 8.8 cm 4 x Machine Gun 4 x 45 cm (submerged) 764 -