Scharnhorst-class battleship Gneisenau. Laid down: 6 May 1935 Launched: 8 December 1936 Commissioned: 21 May 1938 Decommissioned: 1 July 1942 Main armament: 9 x 280 mm Fate: Sunk as a blockship 27 March 1945 in Gotenhafen (Gdynia). Scrapped after the war.

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