MSP No. 60 – SMS Condor
SMS Condor was an unprotected cruiser of the Kaiserliche Marine launched on 23 February 1892 and commissioned on 9 December 1892.
After a lengthy period of service at Ostafrikanische Station, SMS Condor was assigned to Australische Station from mid-1903 to 1913. While assigned to Australische Station, SMS Condor made frequent voyages through Germany’s Pacific colonies.
In November 1913, SMS Condor was ordered to return to Germany, where she was decommissioned on 30 March 1914.
25 October 1905 (front)
25 October 1905 (rear)
Postmark Information
Period of Use on this Ship:
- 11 April 1903 to 20 March 1914
Approximate Period of Use in Samoan waters:
- May 1905 to October 1905
Ship Information
Type: Unprotected cruiser
Class: Bussard class
Commissioned: 9 December 1892
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MSP No. 60 – SMS Condor
Ship Information
Type: Unprotected cruiser
Class: Bussard class
Commissioned: 9 December 1892
SMS Condor was an unprotected cruiser of the Kaiserliche Marine launched on 23 February 1892 and commissioned on 9 December 1892.
After a lengthy period of service at Ostafrikanische Station, SMS Condor was assigned to Australische Station from mid-1903 to 1913. While assigned to Australische Station, SMS Condor made frequent voyages through Germany’s Pacific colonies.
In November 1913, SMS Condor was ordered to return to Germany, where she was decommissioned on 30 March 1914.
25 October 1905 (front)
25 October 1905 (rear)
Postmark Information
Period of Use on this Ship:
- 11 April 1903 to 20 March 1914
Approximate Period of Use in Samoan waters:
- May 1905 to October 1905
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