Photo SMS "Scharnhorst"

The image shows the SMS Scharnhorst, an armored cruiser of the Imperial Navy.
The ship's name stands for "Seiner Majestät Schiff" (His Majesty's Ship).
It was the lead ship of its class, which also included the SMS Gneisenau.
It was built at the Blohm & Voss shipyard in Hamburg and commissioned on October 24, 1907.
The Scharnhorst served as flagship of the East Asia Squadron and participated in the Battle of Coronel and the Battle of the Falkland Islands, where it was sunk on December 8, 1914.

About 16,5 x 11,5 cm

Code: 56823