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with improved shells and greater range and a dual-purpose secondary battery consisting of twenty 4.5-inch (QF 4.5 inch L/45) guns arranged in ten turrets. The four I and E-class destroyers had been rigged for mine laying and most of their normal armament had been removed; they only had two 4.7-inch
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on its radar (but failed to identify her) and the German ships cleared for action. Due to poor weather, neither side was able to engage until 04:05, as heavy seas and poor visibility prevented the two squadrons from closing within range.
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suffered some damage to her starboard bulge from the rough seas and firing of her guns, limiting speed. The early salvos were sporadic and lasted until 05:00, when the engagement was broken off for 20 minutes due to waves breaking over
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with her 11-inch shells. Both shells failed to explode, with the first hitting the British battlecruiser's foremast and the second passing through the ship near the steering gear room. About the same time,
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and ten destroyers. With intelligence suggesting that the Germans were massing ships, the British sent out a squadron under Admiral Sir William Whitworth to deny German access to
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which had become separated from Whitworth's force. Though LĂŒtjens—and the two German battleships—was nearby, their assistance was deemed unnecessary, and
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Shortly after departing German waters on 7 April, LĂŒtjens' force was attacked by British bombers, which did no damage to the squadron. On 8 April,
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had been reconstructed between 1936 and 1939, with lighter machinery, increased armour and upgraded armament. She mounted a main battery of six 42-
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on 11 April near Trondheim. From there, they returned to Germany, reaching Wilhelmshaven on 12 April where the battle and weather damage to
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At 05:20, the action resumed, with ineffectual fire coming from both sides. With both ships damaged by their speed through the storm,
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but was slower than the destroyers, which could steam at 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph). LĂŒtjens held an advantage over
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on the director tower forward range finders and aft turret putting it out of action, a port anti-aircraft gun was also hit.
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s fire and both suffered serious electrical problems in their turrets as a result, resulting in a reduced rate of fire.
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fired 230 fifteen-inch and one thousand and sixty-five 4.5-inch rounds during the action, while
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was forced to break off the search, instead moving to cut off the ships should they turn round.
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s forward turrets as the German ships headed directly into the storm to escape. By this time
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with smoke. Both German ships suffered damage from the heavy seas as they sought to avoid
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had dispatched a force under Vice Admiral GĂŒnther LĂŒtjens to protect the troop
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and the H-class destroyers were more capable ships, each armed with eight
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was built as a destroyer leader and thus had an additional 4.7-inch gun.
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British and German naval movements off Norway between 7 and 9 April 1940.
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headed north for a diversionary manoeuvre into the North Atlantic. As
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and the German destroyers were dispatched to Narvik while the German
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Despite the Royal Navy winning a minor tactical victory over the
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s destroyer escort had fallen back due to the severe weather and
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with her 15-inch guns. The German warships replied at 04:11 with
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with two shells and a third a little later. The hits damaged
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The capital ships that fought during the action off Lofoten:
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at 03:30 on 9 April and moved to engage the battleships.
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2676: 2668: 2661: 2654: 2649:Empire of Japan 2647: 2638: 2630: 2623: 2616: 2609: 2602: 2595: 2587: 2580: 2573: 2565: 2558: 2545: 2538: 2529: 2522: 2513: 2506: 2499: 2492: 2485: 2478: 2471: 2459: 2452: 2445: 2438: 2431: 2424: 2417: 2410: 2403: 2391: 2384: 2377: 2370: 2363: 2351: 2343: 2336: 2329: 2322: 2315: 2308: 2301: 2289: 2282: 2275: 2268: 2261: 2235: 2226: 2219: 2212: 2205: 2194: 2179: 2172: 2165: 2161:Sexual violence 2160: 2153: 2144: 2137: 2130: 2121: 2114: 2107: 2100: 2093: 2084: 2075: 2068: 2061: 2054: 2047: 2040: 2031: 2024: 2017: 2010: 1997: 1990: 1983: 1976: 1967: 1960: 1953: 1946: 1939: 1930: 1921: 1914: 1907: 1900: 1891: 1884: 1879:Greek Civil War 1877: 1870: 1863: 1856: 1849: 1842: 1835: 1822: 1815: 1806: 1799: 1792: 1783: 1776: 1769: 1762: 1753: 1746: 1739: 1730: 1723: 1716: 1709: 1704:South-East Asia 1702: 1695: 1688: 1675: 1668: 1661: 1654: 1647: 1640: 1633: 1626: 1617: 1610: 1603: 1596: 1589: 1582: 1575: 1568: 1563:Military awards 1561: 1552: 1545: 1538: 1529: 1522: 1515: 1508: 1501: 1494: 1487: 1480: 1473: 1466: 1457: 1450: 1430: 1423: 1416: 1407: 1400: 1393: 1388: 1379: 1372: 1365: 1357: 1352: 1317: 1298: 1279: 1258: 1237: 1216: 1197: 1176: 1158: 1153: 1152: 1147: 1143: 1138: 1134: 1129: 1125: 1120: 1116: 1111: 1104: 1091: 1090: 1086: 1081: 1077: 1067: 1065: 1058: 1054: 1041: 1040: 1036: 1031: 1027: 1022: 1018: 1013: 1009: 1004: 1000: 995: 991: 986: 982: 977: 973: 968: 964: 959: 955: 950: 941: 936: 932: 927: 910: 874: 837: 819: 812: 800: 744: 701: 587: 563:15 cm guns 493: 486: 437:GĂŒnther LĂŒtjens 416:Lofoten Islands 391: 390: 389: 384: 258: 253: 251: 249: 214: 209: 194: 164: 160:GĂŒnther LĂŒtjens 152: 133: 119: 105:British victory 97: 48: 17: 12: 11: 5: 4685: 4675: 4674: 4669: 4664: 4659: 4654: 4649: 4647:1940 in Norway 4644: 4639: 4634: 4629: 4610: 4609: 4607: 4606: 4599: 4592: 4575: 4572: 4571: 4568: 4567: 4565: 4564: 4563: 4562: 4555: 4548: 4534: 4533: 4532: 4518: 4515:South Sakhalin 4511: 4510: 4509: 4495: 4488: 4481: 4474: 4467: 4466: 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2543: 2536: 2535: 2534: 2520: 2519: 2518: 2515:British Empire 2508:United Kingdom 2504: 2497: 2490: 2483: 2476: 2469: 2457: 2450: 2443: 2436: 2429: 2422: 2415: 2408: 2401: 2389: 2382: 2375: 2368: 2361: 2349: 2341: 2334: 2327: 2324:Czechoslovakia 2320: 2313: 2306: 2299: 2287: 2280: 2273: 2266: 2258: 2256: 2247: 2241: 2240: 2237: 2236: 2234: 2233: 2232: 2231: 2224: 2221:Rape of Manila 2217: 2210: 2203: 2192: 2177: 2170: 2158: 2151: 2150: 2149: 2142: 2128: 2127: 2126: 2119: 2112: 2098: 2091: 2090: 2089: 2082: 2081: 2080: 2073: 2059: 2052: 2038: 2037: 2036: 2029: 2022: 2007: 2005: 1999: 1998: 1996: 1995: 1992:United Nations 1988: 1981: 1974: 1973: 1972: 1965: 1958: 1951: 1937: 1928: 1919: 1912: 1905: 1898: 1889: 1882: 1875: 1868: 1861: 1854: 1851:Decolonization 1847: 1840: 1832: 1830: 1824: 1823: 1821: 1820: 1813: 1812: 1811: 1797: 1790: 1789: 1788: 1781: 1774: 1760: 1759: 1758: 1751: 1737: 1736: 1735: 1728: 1721: 1714: 1707: 1700: 1685: 1683: 1677: 1676: 1674: 1673: 1666: 1659: 1652: 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2092: 2087: 2083: 2078: 2074: 2071: 2067: 2066: 2064: 2063:The Holocaust 2060: 2057: 2053: 2050: 2049:forced labour 2046: 2045: 2043: 2039: 2034: 2030: 2027: 2023: 2020: 2016: 2015: 2013: 2009: 2008: 2006: 2004: 2000: 1993: 1989: 1986: 1982: 1979: 1975: 1970: 1966: 1963: 1959: 1956: 1952: 1949: 1945: 1944: 1942: 1938: 1935: 1934: 1929: 1926: 1925: 1920: 1917: 1913: 1910: 1906: 1903: 1902:Marshall Plan 1899: 1896: 1895: 1890: 1887: 1883: 1880: 1876: 1873: 1869: 1866: 1862: 1859: 1855: 1852: 1848: 1845: 1841: 1838: 1834: 1833: 1831: 1829: 1825: 1818: 1814: 1809: 1805: 1804: 1802: 1798: 1795: 1791: 1786: 1782: 1779: 1775: 1772: 1768: 1767: 1765: 1761: 1756: 1755:Eastern Front 1752: 1749: 1748:Western Front 1745: 1744: 1742: 1738: 1733: 1729: 1726: 1722: 1719: 1715: 1712: 1708: 1705: 1701: 1698: 1694: 1693: 1691: 1687: 1686: 1684: 1682: 1678: 1671: 1667: 1664: 1660: 1657: 1653: 1650: 1646: 1643: 1642:Puppet states 1639: 1636: 1632: 1629: 1625: 1620: 1616: 1613: 1609: 1608: 1606: 1602: 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Index

Norwegian Campaign
Second World War

Scharnhorst
HMS Renown
Gneisenau
Lofoten
Norway
Nazi Germany
Kriegsmarine
United Kingdom
Royal Navy
Nazi Germany
GĂŒnther LĂŒtjens
United Kingdom
William Whitworth
battleships
battlecruiser
destroyers
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Norwegian campaign
WeserĂŒbung
Oslofjord
Egersund
DrĂžbak Sound
Fornebu
Kristiansand
Horten

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