As seen from a passing boat, the Kriegsmarine battleship Gneisenau early in her career. Note the catapult on Turret Caesar, absence of a funnel cap, and no radar.

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On or after January 26th, 1940 in Kiel fjord, battleship Gneisenau (foreground) and heavy cruisers Admiral Hipper (right) & Blücher (left) anchor in the heavy ice from the Winter.

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