germanimperialnavy

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1908

1912

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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!

swanq said:
See www.statemaster.com/encyclopedia/SMS-Moltke-(1910) "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." NYT of June 10, 1912 query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9C05E3D7153CE633A... places the ship in New York and the visit of the committee on June 9, 1912
Richard Norton said:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R.A.C._Smith Robert A.C. Smith (February 22, 1857 - July 27, 1933) was the Commissioner of Docks in New York City.
Anne (LOC P&P) said:
Thanks. We'll add a note here about Smith next time we update the description.