An item dated Hamburg, Germany the 16th referred to tidings received from Berlin, Germany that on the 16th rear admiral Tirpitz was appointed as secretary of state of the German Imperial naval office.(1)
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1. Alfred Peter Friedrich von Tirpitz (19 March 1849 Küstrin, Prussia-6 March 1930 Ebenhausen, Weimar Republic) who served as navy officer between 1869-1916 ending his career as grand admiral.
