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water transport: fighting vessel: cruiser, armoured (German)
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Goetz, Karl
Prisoners-of-War from SMS Gneisenau
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Somerscales, Thomas Jacques
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Booten, B. E. de V
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SMS Scharnhorst (1915); Warship; Cruiser; Armoured cruiser (Full hull model; Rigged model)
Sinking of the 'Scharnhorst' at the Battle of the Falkland Islands, 8 December 1914 (Painting)
Officer of the Watch telescope
Medal commemorating the Battle of the Falkland Islands, 1914 (Medal)
Last of Scharnhorst and Gneisenau (Drawing)
'The last of the "Scharnhorst" and "Gneisenau"'; the Battle of the Falkland Islands, 8 December 1914, about 16.15 (Drawing)
Scharnhorst (1906) (Negative)
'"Invincible" and "Inflexible" in Chase of Von Spee's Squadron': the start of the Battle of the Falkland Islands, 8 December 1914, shortly after 12.50 (Drawing)
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