A painting by William Lionel Wyllie showing the end of the Scharnhorst an armoured cruiser of the German Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial Navy). It was scuttled and sunk in action, while her sister ship the while the Gneisenau continues to fight. Battle of the Falkland Islands, 8 December 1914.

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Size: 5400px × 3676px
Location: Falkland Islands, South Atlantic
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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