| The Sea Trials - Part One | |
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| The Scharnhorst on her way back to Kiel in the spring of 1939 after a training cruise. | |
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| This photograph was taken 13 April 1939. | Another view of the Scharnhorst during her sea trials. |
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| The Scharnhorst leaving Kiel. | The Scharnhorst during her high speed and fuel consumption tests. |
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| A port view of the Scharnhorst. Notice the vertical stem and the missing funnel cap. | |
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| A prewar photograph of the Scharnhorst. | The Scharnhorst moored at buoy A12 in the Kieler Förde during her sea trial period. |
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| This photograph shows the Scharnhorst in Wilhelmshaven (Hipper Hafen) in 1939. | Two of the 105 mm anti-aircraft guns (starboard side) photographed during a firing drill. |
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| The Scharnhorst at the mouth of the Jade in February 1939. | |
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