List of ships named Pommern

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A number of ships have been named Pommern, the German name for Pomerania, including:

  • Pommern (1893) [de], a three-masted barque built as Saxon, and a German schoolship from 1928; she was wrecked on her first training voyage in 1930 [1]
  • Pommern (ship) (1903), a four-masted barque built as Mneme, and now a museum at Mariehamn
  • SMS Pommern, a German battleship, launched in 1905 and sunk in 1916
  • SS Pommern (1906), a German icebreaker, in service at Stettin and Hamburg until 1951 [2]
  • SS Pommern (1913), a Norddeuscher Lloyd cargo liner, seized in World War 1, becoming USS Rappahannock (AF-6)
  • Pommern (1939) [de], the refrigerated ship Belain d’Esnambuc seized from France by Germany and commissioned as a naval minelayer; she was sunk in 1943 [3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Wöhrn, Ronald (1 December 2000). "The life and fate of the barque "Schulschiff Pommern", ex "Elfrieda", ex "Amasis", ex "Saxoon"". Arendal, Norway: Gard AS. Archived from the original on 3 November 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Pommern (5602504)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
  3. ^ "Jasmin (5613954)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 2023-07-06.