The wreckage of a World War I German armoured battlecruiser has been discovered off the coast of the Falkland Islands. The SMS Scharnhorst, the flagship of Admiral Maximilian Graf von Spee's East ...

Mensun Bound, the leader of the search, said: “It is with mixed emotions that we announce the discovery of SMS Scharnhorst, the armoured German battle-cruiser ... point in WWI, and therefore ...

FALKLAND ISLANDS - The wreck of an armored German battlecruiser used during World ... It was a crucial naval battle in the early days of WWI, according to the trust.

But the British ships gave chase, and by early afternoon, had caught up to the German squadron. The admiral, realizing he couldn’t escape, turned his heavy battle cruisers around in an attempt ...

The battlecruiser Scharnhorst sank on Dec ... but they were unsuccessful. Related: Photos: WWI-Era German Submarine Wreck Discovered Off Scotland Coast The search resumed last month, using ...

Under the cover of darkness, five powerful German battlecruisers entered North Sea waters to unleash their devastating power. When the guns finally fell silent, 137 people lay dead and 592 injured.

At 8 a.m. on December 16th 1914 three German battlecruisers opened fire on the town of Hartlepoool. One hundred and twenty seven people were killed. The youngest was just two years old. In Kenny ...