protected cruiser SMS Hansa 1898-1920
An item reported that the German Deutscher Flottenvereind (Nay League) held on 25 May at Bremen her 13th common meeting. She numbered 337.000 common members and more as a million f the members of the sister organisation were counted. Her president, admiral Von Koester (1) repeated the demand of the organisation to increase the number of 27.000 tons armoured cruisers lacking a sufficient number of those ships. A large part of the ships on paper classified as cruisers like the training ships of the Hansa type were obsolete. The admiral asked for a so-called flying squadron consisting of armoured cruisers and small cruisers, which idea was supported by the present members.
Note
1. Hans Ludwig Raimund Koester (29 April 1844 Schwerin, Germany -21 February 1928 Kiel, Germany), served within the German Imperial Navy between 1859-1906 ending his career as Grand Admiral and nobleman since 1900.
