relief by Thüringen. By 04:30, Helgoland received the order to join Ostfriesland and sail out of the harbor. At 05:00, the two battleships met the battered...
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class of battleships, the Nelson class. "SMS" stands for "Seiner Majestät Schiff", or "His Majesty's Ship". In Imperial German Navy gun nomenclature, "SK"...
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June, when the German battleship Ostfriesland stuck a mine, V5, along with V3 and G11, screened the damaged Ostfriesland as she returned to port. V5 was...
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Fritz Homann was a fishing trawler that was built in 1930 by Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG, Wesermünde for Grundmann & Gröschel. She served with...
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June, when the German battleship Ostfriesland stuck a mine, V3, along with V5 and G11, screened the damaged Ostfriesland as she returned to port. V3 was...
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American battleship Florida on 15 July 1921. "SMS" stands for "Seiner Majestät Schiff" (transl. His Majesty's Ship) The "V" in V43 denoted the shipbuilder who...
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1921. G102 being bombed on 13 July 1921. "SMS" stands for "Seiner Majestät Schiff" (transl. His Majesty's Ship) The "G" in G102 denoted the shipbuilder who...
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June, when the German battleship Ostfriesland stuck a mine, G11, along with V3 and V5, screened the damaged Ostfriesland as she returned to port. G11 was...
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