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Thursday 6 July 2023

German protected cruiser SMS Freya 1896-1921

Source Bundesarchive RM 3/22928 French photo album 1900

Part of Victoria Louise-class protected cruiser, preceded by Kaiserin Augusta scceeded by Fürst Bismarck, laid down with contract name “Ersatz Freya” by Kaiserliche Werft, Danzig, Germany on 2 January 1896, launched on 27 April 1897, commissioned on 20 October 1898, stricken on 25 January 1920, became a barracks ship and broken up in 1921.

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