1940 04 09 0550 Surface Action Renown Vs Scharnhorst Gneisenau Norwegian Sea

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Engagement	1940 04 09 0550 Surface Action Renown Vs Scharnhorst Gneisenau Norwegian Sea


Start YMDHM	1940_04_09_0550
End YMDHM	1940_04_09_0744
Duration	1hr 54min
Included In Activity	1940 Apr 07 German Cruise Cover For Invasion Of Norway Norwegian Sea
Primary Unit Involvement	RN Renown Force - 1940 04 09 0550 Surface Action Renown Vs Scharnhorst Gneisenau Norwegian Sea
Opposing Unit Involvement	KM Battle Fleet - 1940 04 09 0550 Surface Action Renown Vs Scharnhorst Gneisenau Norwegian Sea
Activity Type	Engagement
Conducted By Country	Germany \| Great Britain
Contained In Theatre Of War	Atlantic Theatre
Engagement Type	Surface Action
Activity Class	Moderate
Completeness	Order Of Battle Complete \| Units Entered

Places
Location Place	Included In Place
Norwegian Sea	North Atlantic

Personal Involvements
Commanded By	Rank
Whitworth W Jock	VADM

Unit Involvements
1) Command	2) 1: Ship Age	3) 1:Result	4) 1: Commanded By	5) 4:Rank
HMS Renown	23.55yr	Slightly Damaged	Simeon	CAPT
RN 2nd Destroyer Flotilla
HMS Hardy	3.35yr
HMS Esk	5.54yr
HMS Hotspur	3.28yr
HMS Greyhound	4.19yr
HMS Ivanhoe	2.63yr
HMS Havock	3.25yr
HMS Icarus	2.94yr
HMS Impulsive	2.19yr
HMS Hostile	3.58yr

Personal Involvements
Commanded By	Rank	Age
Lutjens Gunther	VADM	50.87yr

Unit Involvements
1) Command	2) 1: Ship Age	3) 1:Result	4) 1: Commanded By	5) 4:Rank
SMS Gneisenau	1.89yr	Slightly Damaged	Netzband Harald	CAPT
SMS Scharnhorst	1.25yr		Hoffmann Kurt Caesar	CAPT

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