SMS Gneisenau
SMS "Gneisenau" was an armored cruiser of the German navy, part of the two-ship . She was named after August von Gneisenau, a Prussian general of the Napoleonic Wars. The ship was laid down in 1904 at the AG Weser dockyard in Bremen, launched in June 1906, and completed in March 1908, at a cost of over 19 million goldmarks. She was armed with a main battery of eight guns, had a top speed of , and displaced at full combat load.
August Neidhardt von Gneisenau
Several German navy ships, including the World War I armored cruiser SMS "Gneisenau", the World War II battleship "Gneisenau", and a post-war frigate were named after him.