The ship was named for the German statesman Otto von Bismarck. The design for Fürst Bismarck was an improvement over the previous Victoria Louise-class protected cruisers—Fürst Bismarck was significantly larger and better armed than her predecessors. The ship was primarily intended for colonial duties, and she served in this capacity as part of the EastContinue reading “SMS Fürst Bismarck (Prince Bismarck)[a] was Germany’s first armored cruiser, built for the Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial Navy) before the turn of the 20th century.”
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The British destroyer HMS Duncan replenishing from the German oiler Frankfurt am Main as part of SNMG2.
USS Tulsa (LCS 16), left, and USS Jackson (LCS 6), right, transit the Philippine Sea with the German navy frigate FGS Bayern (F 217).
PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 18, 2021) The Independence-variant littoral combat ships USS Tulsa (LCS 16), left, and USS Jackson (LCS 6), right, transit the Philippine Sea with the German navy frigate FGS Bayern (F 217). Jackson & Tulsa, part of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7, are on a rotational deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area ofContinue reading “USS Tulsa (LCS 16), left, and USS Jackson (LCS 6), right, transit the Philippine Sea with the German navy frigate FGS Bayern (F 217).”
German light cruiser SMS Bremen in 1907.
USS Tulsa (LCS 16), left, and USS Jackson (LCS 6), right, transit the Philippine Sea with the German navy frigate FGS Bayern (F 217).
PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 18, 2021) The Independence-variant littoral combat ships USS Tulsa (LCS 16), left, and USS Jackson (LCS 6), right, transit the Philippine Sea with the German navy frigate FGS Bayern (F 217). Jackson & Tulsa, part of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7, are on a rotational deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area ofContinue reading “USS Tulsa (LCS 16), left, and USS Jackson (LCS 6), right, transit the Philippine Sea with the German navy frigate FGS Bayern (F 217).”
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