MSP No. 60 – 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.
25 October 1905 (front)
25 October 1905 (rear)
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Period of Use on this Ship:
- 11 April 1903 to 20 March 1914
Approximate Periods of Use in Samoan waters:
- October 1903 to December 1903
- July 1904 to September 1904
- May 1905 to October 1905
- June 1906
- October 1906 to November 1906
- June 1907 to September 1907
- September 1908 to December 1908
- June 1908 to August 1908
- May 1909 to July 1909
- September 1909 to October 1909
- July 1910 to September 1910
- December 1910 to January 1911
- November 1911 to December 1911
- May 1912 to July 1912
- October 1913 to November 1913
Ship Information
Type: Unprotected cruiser
Class: Bussard class
Commissioned: 9 December 1892
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MSP No. 60 – 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.
25 October 1905 (front)
25 October 1905 (rear)
Postmark Information
Period of Use on this Ship:
- 11 April 1903 to 20 March 1914
Approximate Periods of Use in Samoan waters:
- October 1903 to December 1903
- July 1904 to September 1904
- May 1905 to October 1905
- June 1906
- October 1906 to November 1906
- June 1907 to September 1907
- September 1908 to December 1908
- June 1908 to August 1908
- May 1909 to July 1909
- September 1909 to October 1909
- July 1910 to September 1910
- December 1910 to January 1911
- November 1911 to December 1911
- May 1912 to July 1912
- October 1913 to November 1913
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