MSP No. 5 – SMS Prinzess Wilhelm
SMS Prinzess Wilhelm was a protected cruiser of the Kaiserliche Marine launched on 22 September 1887 and commissioned on 13 November 1889.
In January 1895, SMS Prinzess Wilhelm was assigned to the Ostasiatische Squadron. It was in this assignment that she participated in the initial occupation of Kiautschou in 1897-1898, and in the Philippine Crisis of 1898.
In 1899 she returned to Germany, where she served until being struck from the naval register on 17 February 1914.
13 December 1897 (front)
13 December 1897 (rear)
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Period of Use on this Ship:
- October 1905 to 13 July 1899
Approximate Periods of Use in Kiautschou waters:
- November 1897 to May 1898
- November 1898 to December 1898
- March 1899 to April 1899
Ship Information
Type: Protected cruiser
Class: Irene class
Commissioned: 13 November 1889
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MSP No. 5 – SMS Prinzess Wilhelm
Ship Information
Type: Protected cruiser
Class: Irene class
Commissioned: 13 November 1889
SMS Prinzess Wilhelm was a protected cruiser of the Kaiserliche Marine launched on 22 September 1887 and commissioned on 13 November 1889.
In January 1895, SMS Prinzess Wilhelm was assigned to the Ostasiatische Squadron. It was in this assignment that she participated in the initial occupation of Kiautschou in 1897-1898, and in the Philippine Crisis of 1898.
In 1899 she returned to Germany, where she served until being struck from the naval register on 17 February 1914.
13 December 1897 (front)
13 December 1897 (rear)
Postmark Information
Period of Use on this Ship:
- October 1905 to 13 July 1899
Approximate Periods of Use in Kiautschou waters:
- November 1897 to May 1898
- November 1898 to December 1898
- March 1899 to April 1899
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