German Navy. Eagle in the Sky. | Naval Ships

The wreck of the German battleship Scharnhorst (the World War II vessel) was located in December 2019 in the Barents Sea, approximately 1610 meters deep. It was discovered by Mensun Bound's expedition using the research vessel Seabed Constructor and lies upright with most of its hull intact, though the superstructure is destroyed. The Scharnhorst was sunk by the British Royal Navy on December 26, 1943, during the Battle of the North Cape. Wreck condition and damage Hull: The hull is largely inta