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SMS Von der Tann
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SMS Von der Tann was the first battlecruiser built for the German Kaiserliche Marine, as well as Germany's first major turbine-powered warship. At the time of her construction, Von der Tann was the fa
Von der Tann before the war
Von der Tann before the war
Von der Tann on her speed trials in 1910
Von der Tann on her speed trials in 1910
Von der Tann's forward turret
Von der Tann's forward turret
Von der Tann as depicted in Brassey's Naval Annual in 1913; shaded areas represent armor protection.
Von der Tann as depicted in Brassey's Naval Annual in 1913; shaded areas represent armor protection.
Ludwig Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen
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Ludwig Samson Heinrich Arthur Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen was a Bavarian general.
SMS Von der Tann
…horsepower resulted in the final version, "2c1". On 22 June 1907, the Kaiser authorized construction of cruiser "F", to be named Von der Tann, after Ludwig Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen, a Bavarian general who fought in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870. The contract was awarded to the Blohm & Voss shipyard in Hamburg on 26 September…
Photograph by Franz Hanfstaengl, c. 1860
Photograph by Franz Hanfstaengl, c. 1860