Widely seen as a costly kleinkrämerei, SMS Eisenadler (variously nicknamed "Bleigans," "Wilhelms Torheit," and later affectionately "Eisengans") took years to build, featured a strange and unique main armament, and consumed significant resources from the Reichsmarineamt.
The passages contained herein chronicle the strange history and adventures of the Kaiserliche Marine's most misbegotten ship.
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Alfred von Tirpitz, Konteradmiral and Head of the Reichsmarineamt
Kapitel 1: Kaiser Mit Uns
10 February, 1907, Leipzig