SMS Oldenburg
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There were two ships in the German Imperial Navy
with the name SMS Oldenburg, both named after the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg
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with the name SMS Oldenburg, both named after the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg
Oldenburg
Oldenburg is an independent city in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the western part of the state between the cities of Bremen and Groningen, Netherlands, at the Hunte river. It has a population of 160,279 which makes it the fourth biggest city in Lower Saxony after Hanover, Braunschweig...
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- SMS Oldenburg (1884)SMS Oldenburg (1884)SMS Oldenburg was an armored warship of the German Imperial Navy. Laid down at the AG Vulcan shipyard in Stettin in 1883, the ship was launched in December 1884 and commissioned into the Navy in April 1886...
- SMS Oldenburg (1910)SMS Oldenburg (1910)SMS Oldenburg "SMS" stands for "Seiner Majestät Schiff" was the second vessel of the of battleships of the German Imperial Navy. Oldenburgs keel was laid in October 1908 at the Kaiserliche Werft dockyard in Wilhelmshaven. She was launched on 30 September 1909 and was commissioned into the fleet...