Gneisenau

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Type	Battleship
Class	Scharnhorst
Nation	Germany
Voice	Anke Lanak
Level 1 HP	31134
Level 1 Weight Cap	5370
Vestures to Rescue	166 (149)
Traits	Tactical Implacable Eristic

Operated extensively with Scharnhorst, with whom she sank Rawalpindi and later Glorious. Captured or sank 13 ships during Operation Berlin. Conversion and repairs were halted in 1943, and she was sunk as a blockship two years later. Her bell is in the collection of the Museum of the Polish Army.

— In-game description

Gneisenau is a German Belle available at the start of the game, September '39

Vestures

Vesture Type	Vesture Name	XP	Stat 1	Stat 2
Accoutrement	Steel Dagger	400	Gun Damage: LB2	None
Honor	Citation of Rescue	400	Crit Defense: Superstructure	None
Library	Sun Tzu, The Art of War	1100	Torpedo Dud Rate: TB3	None
Music	Richard Wagner, "Walkürenritt"	400	Crit Defense: Turret LB2	None
Recreation	Staffelei und Farbe	1100	Gun Range Dispersion: MB3	None

Where Vestures Drop

Campaign Maps are permanent. Event Maps may no longer be available, see their active dates. An Event Map with no dates lacks start/end data.

HQ Level	Map Name	Map Type	Start	End
15	Crossed and Dotted	Belle Event Map	2023-05-24	2023-06-08
60	Delusion in the Bay of Biscay	Campaign Map	N/A	N/A
75	The Raiders of Iceland	Campaign Map	N/A	N/A
80	The Greenland Survey	Campaign Map	N/A	N/A
150	The Black Patrol	Campaign Map	N/A	N/A
45	The Fishing Trips	Event Map	2023-04-08	2023-04-24

Stock Stats

Level 1 Hull Points	31134
Speed	32
Refit Capacity	54
Weight capacity	5370
Reserves	6
Waterline Length	741.47
Mean Beam	78.74
Mean Height	60.75
Sortie Cost	26
Compartments	6
Horizontal Armor: Citadel	5.906
Horizontal Armor: Conn	7.874
Horizontal Armor: Fore & Aft	0.5
Horizontal Armor: Superstructure	0.5
Vertical Armor: Barbette	13.229
Vertical Armor: Citadel	12.094
Vertical Armor: Conn	13.229
Vertical Armor: Fore & Aft	5.67
Vertical Armor: Superstructure	0.48

Starting Equipment

Main Battery 1

Item Type	Item Name
Director	Seeziel-Feuerleitanlage C.35
Rangekeeper	Artillerie-Schusswert-Rechner C.35
RDF	Not Equipped

Position	Barrels	Naval Gun
Centerline	3	3x 28cm/54.5 SK C/34

Main Battery 2

Item Type	Item Name
Director	Seeziel-Feuerleitanlage C.35 B2
Rangekeeper	Artillerie-Schusswert-Rechner C.35
RDF	Not Equipped

Position	Barrels	Naval Gun
Wing	2	4x 15cm/55 SK C/28

Main Battery 3

Item Type	Item Name
Director	Not Equipped
Rangekeeper	Not Equipped
RDF	Not Equipped

Position	Barrels	Naval Gun
Wing	1	4x 15cm/55 SK C/28

Light Battery I-III

Group	Position	Light Gun
I	Wing	7x 10.5cm/65 SK C/33
II	Wing	8x 3.7cm/83 SK C/30
III	Wing	8x 2cm/65 C/30

Torpedoes

ASDIC	N/A
Quarterdeck	N/A
Torpedo #1	N/A
Torpedo #2	N/A
Torpedo #3	N/A

Aircraft

Hangar Limit	Unknown
Hangar 1	2x Arado Ar 196 A-1
Hangar 2	N/A
Hangar 3	N/A
Hangar 4	N/A
Deck Limit	Unknown
Deck	N/A
Deck	N/A
Deck	N/A
Deck	N/A
Air Warning RDF	N/A

Character Information

Personality and traits

Her story hasn't been documented, yet...

Tombstone quotes

Heroic	She gave what she had to give to ensure victory. She did it knowingly.
Tragic	She would not retreat.

Character Trivia

No trivia noted yet!

Voice Lines

See Gneisenau/VoiceLines.

In-Game Historical Information

Commissioned	1938
Service	5.21.1938 - 3.23.1945
Namesake	August Neidhardt von Gneisenau
Sisters	One, Scharnhorst
Notable Sisters	None
Builder	Deutsche Werke Kiel, Germany
Fate	Sunk as a blockship

History Trivia

• Gneisenau on Wikipedia.
• There were plans to replace the 11" triple turrets with 15" dual turrets (of the same sort used on Bismarck), but this never happened to either Scharnhorst or Gneisenau.