Scharnhorst and Gneisenau caught and destroyed HMS Glorious during the Norwegian campaign. The sinking belongs to the short list of Second World War cases in which battleships destroyed an aircraft carrier. It demonstrates that the class produced direct combat results beyond commerce raiding and fleet-in-being pressure. This precise operational achievement is often eclipsed by Bismarck's fame.
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Scharnhorst and Gneisenau sank HMS Glorious
The sinking of HMS Glorious was one of the Second World War's rare cases in which battleships destroyed an aircraft carrier by gunfire.