MSP No. 10 – SMS Condor
SMS Condor was an unprotected cruiser of the Kaiserliche Marine launched on 23 February 1892 and commissioned on 9 December 1892.
After a lengthy period of service at Ostafrikanische Station, SMS Condor was assigned to Australische Station from mid-1903 to 1913. While assigned to Australische Station, SMS Condor made frequent voyages through Germany’s Pacific colonies.
In November 1913, SMS Condor was ordered to return to Germany, where she was decommissioned on 30 March 1914.
3 August 1897 (front)
3 August 1897 (rear)
27 August 1897 (front)
27 August 1897 (rear)
2 October 1898 (front)
2 October 1898 (rear)
29 December 1898 (front)
29 December 1898 (rear)
Postmark Information
Period of Use on this Ship:
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June 1897 to 13 March 1901
Approximate Periods of Use in D-OA waters:
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June 1897 to September 1897
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January 1898 to April 1898
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August 1898 to January 1899
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April 1899 to September 1899
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January 1900 to January 1901
Notes:
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Assigned to Ostafrikanische Station, October 1894 to January 1901
Ship Information
Type: Unprotected cruiser
Class: Bussard class
Commissioned: 9 December 1892
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MSP No. 10 – SMS Condor
Ship Information
Type: Unprotected cruiser
Class: Bussard class
Commissioned: 9 December 1892
SMS Condor was an unprotected cruiser of the Kaiserliche Marine launched on 23 February 1892 and commissioned on 9 December 1892.
After a lengthy period of service at Ostafrikanische Station, SMS Condor was assigned to Australische Station from mid-1903 to 1913. While assigned to Australische Station, SMS Condor made frequent voyages through Germany’s Pacific colonies.
In November 1913, SMS Condor was ordered to return to Germany, where she was decommissioned on 30 March 1914.
3 August 1897 (front)
3 August 1897 (rear)
27 August 1897 (front)
27 August 1897 (rear)
2 October 1898 (front)
2 October 1898 (rear)
29 December 1898 (front)
29 December 1898 (rear)
Postmark Information
Period of Use on this Ship:
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June 1897 to 13 March 1901
Approximate Periods of Use in D-OA waters:
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June 1897 to September 1897
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January 1898 to April 1898
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August 1898 to January 1899
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April 1899 to September 1899
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January 1900 to January 1901
Notes:
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Assigned to Ostafrikanische Station, October 1894 to January 1901
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Certificate(s)