German ocean liner Fürst Bismarck 1890-1904 (Russian Don 1904-1906, Moskva 1906-1913, Austrian Gäa 1913-1917, Italian Sangiusto 1917-1924)

As German Fürst Bismarck. Source Bundesarchive RM 3/22928 French photo album 1900

As Austrian Gaa

Auxiliary cruiser. Launched on 29 November 1890 as the German Fürst Bismarck for the Hamburg America Line at the shipyard AG Vulcan, in 1904 bought by Russia and renamed Don, in 1906 transferred to Dobroflot (Russian Voluntary Fleet) as the Moskva, in 1909 purchased by the Austrian-Hungarian navy and commissioned as a mother ship for torpedo boats and submarines Gaa, seized in 1919 by Italy and converted into the steamship San Giusto and finally broken up in 1924. Details as the German Fürst Bismarck: with a tonnage of 8.430 tons and as dimensions 502 x 57,5 x 38 feet.