Von der Tann
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Von der Tann may refer to:
- SMS Von der TannSMS Von der TannSMS Von der Tann"SMS" stands for "Seiner Majestät Schiff", or "His Majesty's Ship" in German. was the first battlecruiser built for the German Kaiserliche Marine, as well as Germany's first major turbine-powered warship. At the time of her construction, Von der Tann was the fastest dreadnought-type...
, the Imperial German Navy battlecruiser which served in World War I launched in 1909
- The gunboat Von der TannVon der Tann (gunboat)Von der Tann was a steam-powered 120 ton gunboat built in 1849 at Conradi shipyards in Kiel for the small navy of Schleswig-Holstein, the first propeller-driven gunboat in the world...
, the first propeller-driven gunboat in the world launched in 1849 - Ludwig Freiherr von und zu der Tann-RathsamhausenLudwig Freiherr von und zu der Tann-RathsamhausenLudwig Samson Arthur Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen was a Bavarian general.-Early life:Born at Darmstadt, on the day of Waterloo, Ludwig von der Tann was descended from the old family of von der Tann, which had branches in Bavaria, the Alsace and the Rhine provinces, and attached his...
, a Bavarian General who fought in several wars, for whom the SMS Von der Tann was named