Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

Topic

SMS Gefion

Unprotected cruiser of the Imperial German Navy, built as a unique design.

Also searchable as Gefion.

Related time notes

  1. 19th Century Cruisers: Comment Response Video 3 (Sfax - Geffion)
    29:11Gefion's poor return on displacementQ&A
  2. 19th Century Cruisers: Comment Response Video 3 (Sfax - Geffion)
    35:35Gefion as an ineffective colonial cruiserQ&A
  3. 19th Century Cruisers: Comment Response Video 3 (Sfax - Geffion)
    36:19Why Gefion was not a productive learning shipQ&A
  4. SMS Gefion(1894): 19th Century Cruisers part 12
    0:23Why Germany built the unprotected cruiser GefionChapter
  5. SMS Gefion(1894): 19th Century Cruisers part 12
    11:44Gefion's Norse namesake and reconnaissance roleNotable Point
  6. SMS Gefion(1894): 19th Century Cruisers part 12
    16:31Gefion's reduced battery and Schichau constructionChapter
  7. SMS Gefion(1894): 19th Century Cruisers part 12
    21:15From cruiser to imperial yacht escortChapter
  8. SMS Gefion(1894): 19th Century Cruisers part 12
    23:17Why Gefion's range did not fit commerce raidingNotable Point
  9. SMS Gefion(1894): 19th Century Cruisers part 12
    24:40Gefion was being replaced before her overseas deploymentNotable Point
  10. SMS Gefion(1894): 19th Century Cruisers part 12
    26:35Gefion joins Prince Heinrich's East Asia forceChapter
  11. SMS Gefion(1894): 19th Century Cruisers part 12
    33:08Gefion at Manila after the Spanish defeatChapter
  12. SMS Gefion(1894): 19th Century Cruisers part 12
    37:25Gefion in the Boxer Rebellion and at the Taku FortsChapter
  13. SMS Gefion(1894): 19th Century Cruisers part 12
    39:36Reconstruction could not make Gefion useful in 1914Chapter
  14. SMS Gefion(1894): 19th Century Cruisers part 12
    43:54Why Britain might have used a cruiser Germany did not needNotable Point