Battle of the North Cape

1943 arctic naval battle of World War II

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naval battle, HMS Saumarez, HMS Duke of York, World War II, Convoy RA 55A, Convoy JW 55B, HMS Scorpion, German battleship Scharnhorst, HMS Norfolk, HNoMS Stord, Norway, 

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1943-12-26T00:00:00Z

Battle of the North Cape

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Aboard HMS Sheffield during An Arctic Convoy Escort Patrol, December 1941 A6873

Aboard HMS Sheffield during An Arctic Convoy Escort Patrol, December 1941 A6879

Aboard HMS Sheffield during An Arctic Convoy Escort Patrol, December 1941 A6892

A Warship Which Took Part in the Action Off the North Cape on 31 December 1942. HMS Sheffield, at Greenock, 10 January 1943. A13971

A Warship Which Took Part in the Action Off the North Cape on 31 December 1942. HMS Sheffield, at Greenock, 10 January 1943. A13973

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Battle of North Cape 26 December 1943 map

Damage to the director of the destroyer HMS SAUMAREZ which received a direct hit from an 11-inch shell during the Battle of North Cape, when the German battlecruiser SCHARNHOST was sunk on 10 January 1943. A21314

HMS Duke of York gunners A 021168

North cape battle memorial plaque

Scharnhorst survivors A 021202

SUC50505

Survivors of the SCHARNHORST under guard on the catapult deck of HMS DUKE OF YORK at Scapa Flow after the sinking of the German warship on 26 December 1943.

The Royal Navy during the Second World War A14340

The Royal Navy during the Second World War A21177

The Royal Navy during the Second World War A21200

Type	Description	Date	Keywords	Notes	Source
link	Freebase entry@				Wikidata
link	NavWeaps article@				Wikidata
link	The Operations Room article@				Wikidata
conflict	Battle of the North Cape	1943	naval battle		Wikidata
image	Aboard HMS Sheffield during An Arctic Convoy Escort Patrol, December 1941 A6873				Wikimedia
image	Aboard HMS Sheffield during An Arctic Convoy Escort Patrol, December 1941 A6879	1941			Wikimedia
image	Aboard HMS Sheffield during An Arctic Convoy Escort Patrol, December 1941 A6892	1941			Wikimedia
image	A Warship Which Took Part in the Action Off the North Cape on 31 December 1942. HMS Sheffield, at Greenock, 10 January 1943. A13971				Wikimedia
image	A Warship Which Took Part in the Action Off the North Cape on 31 December 1942. HMS Sheffield, at Greenock, 10 January 1943. A13973	1943			Wikimedia
image	Battle of North Cape02	2005			Wikimedia
image	Battle of North Cape03	2005			Wikimedia
image	Battle of North Cape04	2005			Wikimedia
image	Battle of North Cape06	2005			Wikimedia
image	Battle of North Cape 26 December 1943 map	1944			Wikimedia
image	Damage to the director of the destroyer HMS SAUMAREZ which received a direct hit from an 11-inch shell during the Battle of North Cape, when the German battlecruiser SCHARNHOST was sunk on 10 January 1943. A21314				Wikimedia
image	HMS Duke of York gunners A 021168	1944			Wikimedia
image	North cape battle memorial plaque	2003			Wikimedia
image	Scharnhorst survivors A 021202				Wikimedia
image	SUC50505	2005			Wikimedia
image	Survivors of the SCHARNHORST under guard on the catapult deck of HMS DUKE OF YORK at Scapa Flow after the sinking of the German warship on 26 December 1943.				Wikimedia
image	The Royal Navy during the Second World War A14340				Wikimedia
image	The Royal Navy during the Second World War A21177				Wikimedia
image	The Royal Navy during the Second World War A21200				Wikimedia