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  • February 22, 2026
    From 1897-1904, Darmstadt was chartered by the German government on 6 occasions to transport troops to and from China.  She…
  • February 22, 2026
    SMT S 90 was a torpedo boat of the Kaiserliche Marine launched on 26 July 1899 and commissioned on 24…
  • February 22, 2026
    The steamer Main was built by Blohm & Voss  and delivered to Norddeutscher Lloyd (NDL) in April 1900.  In 1902,…
  • February 22, 2026
    SMS Jaguar was a gunboat of the Kaiserliche Marine launched on 19 September 1898 and commissioned on 4 April 1899.
  • February 22, 2026
    SMS Tiger was a gunboat of the Kaiserliche Marine launched on 15 August 1899 and commissioned on 3 April 1900.
  • February 22, 2026
    The SMS Fürst Bismarck was an armored cruiser of the Kaiserliche Marine launched on 25 September 1897 and commissioned on…
  • February 22, 2026
    SMS Hela was an aviso, and later an unarmored cruiser, of the Kaiserliche Marine launched on 28 March 1895 and…
  • February 22, 2026
    SMS Deutschland I was ironclad, and later an armored cruiser, of the Kaiserliche Marine launched on 12 September 1874 and commissioned…
  • February 22, 2026
    SMS Hertha II was a protected cruiser of the Kaiserliche Marine launched on 14 April 1897 and commissioned on 23…
  • February 22, 2026
    SMS Thetis was a light cruiser of the Kaiserliche Marine launched on 3 July 1900 and commissioned on 14 September…