Operation Trinity - Scharnhorst and Brest rather than the nuclear tests

[WATU]

Operation Trinity

This is the RAF operation against the Scharnhorst and the Gneisenau while they were in Brest in 1941. Not actually a direct aircraft question as such but given the depth of knowledge on the forum I thought I would pose it on behalf of a friend.

He is trying to analyse the effectiveness of the RAF bombing. His question is whether ships logs exist for both/either vessel or perhaps port logs of ship movements.

Anybody able to help? Many thanks.

 

[Allan Hunter]

Operation Trinity

This is the RAF operation against the Scharnhorst and the Gneisenau while they were in Brest in 1941. Not actually a direct aircraft question as such but given the depth of knowledge on the forum I thought I would pose it on behalf of a friend.

He is trying to analyse the effectiveness of the RAF bombing. His question is whether ships logs exist for both/either vessel or perhaps port logs of ship movements.

Anybody able to help? Many thanks.

I assume that with the usual German thoroughness such logs were kept. I know the Scharnhorst sea-going logs were extremely detailed, even down to listing the number of antiaircraft rounds fired, and of which calibers. I think the Imperial War Museum in London has them.

Allan

 

[Snautzer01]

Ultra perhaps Using Ultra (page 1) or Bomber Command Versus Scharnhorst and Gneisenau in Brest I

 

[WATU]

I assume that with the usual German thoroughness such logs were kept. I know the Scharnhorst sea-going logs were extremely detailed, even down to listing the number of antiaircraft rounds fired, and of which calibers. I think the Imperial War Museum in London has them.

Allan

Good lead, thanks Allan.