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Bremen, Germany (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

  • Kilted Cowboy said:
    German Cruiser, the first to be named after a city, and all subsequent cruisers were. 1915 Operated in Baltic. 17 December 1915 Sunk by mines.
  • Dieter Peterke ExGrambker said:
    The cruiser was build 1903 at Bremen shipyard A.G Weser Since 1904 it was operated in Wilhelmshaven Between 1904 and 1912 the main Region it was used was North- and Southamercia as a Stationcruiser for the Colonies.

MOLTKE on Hudson River 6/12 (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

  • ranbarton said:
    "She was the first and only German capital ship to ever visit the United States. On May 11, 1912 she left Kiel, accompanied by light cruisers SMS Stettin and SMS Bremen, and arrived off Hampton Roads, Virginia, on May 30, 1912. After touring the East Coast for two weeks, she returned to Kiel on June 24." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMS_Moltke_(1910)
  • charlie.nancy said:
    A German Battle Cruiser. Her visit caused a stir with fears that the Germans might be able to attack the US, but in fact she had to burn some of her wooden furniture just to make the one way trip.
  • ranbarton said:
    More on the visit here: www.bobhenneman.info/moltkevisit.htm and query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9C05E3D7153CE633A...

Warship, possibly SMS CONDOR of the German Imperial Navy, in Farm Cove in Sydney, 1903-1914

from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons

  • beachcomber australia said:
    The warship looks similar to the German Imperial Navy BUSSARD, (but it isn't!) -
  • Antoine R said:
    The ship is the German cruiser Condor. In 1903-1913 she was serving in South Asia and often visited Sydney for repair (spring of 1905, 1907, 1908, 1912).
  • Andy Brill said:
    Antoine R Thanks for identification of the Condor. A detailed Pacific itinerary of the ship is here, showing dates of arrival in numerous ports: marshall.csu.edu.au/Marshalls/html/history/Condor.html
  • beachcomber australia said:
    Antoine R Andy Brill That's great! SMS CONDOR (1892-1921) she is. Wikipedia - de.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMS_Condor (with photo) Full details - www.german-navy.de/hochseeflotte/ships/avisos/condor/inde... including - " ... the Kreuzer IV. Class of the Bussard class. Not build after the requirements of naval fleet battles, but specially designed ships for overseas duty. Beside their huge coal capacity, they were equipped with sails to assist the steam engines. Quite unusual for its time, the cruisers were equipped with an electrical system and a huge flashlight on top of the command bridge. ... " - not in evidence in this photo?
  • Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons said:
    beachcomber australia Antoine R Andy Brill Thanks Atoine R for the information, our records have been updated. Thanks also to beachcomber and AndyBrii for the links!