Friedrich der Grosse

Friedrich der Grosse (spelled Große in German) is the German name for Frederick the Great, a ruler of Prussia. It is also the name of a number of German-built ships, namely:

SMS Friedrich der Grosse (1911): A Kaiser-class battleship with 24,700 ton displacement
SMS Friedrich der Grosse (1874): A Preussen-class ironclad with 6,800 ton displacement
SS Friedrich der Grosse (1896): A civilian passenger ship with 10,500 ton displacement
German battleship Friedrich der Grosse: A possible name of an unfinished battleship of the proposed H class

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