SMS Gneisenau
"Gneisenau" was laid down at the AG Weser shipyard in Bremen, Germany in 1904, under construction number 144. She was launched on 14 June 1906, and commissioned into the fleet nearly two years later on 6 March 1908. The ship cost the German government 19,243,000 goldmarks. The ship had been designed for service with the High Seas Fleet, though it was found to be too weak for service with the battle fleet; instead it was deployed overseas, a role in which it performed well.
SMS Gefion
SMS "Gefion" ("His Majesty's Ship "Gefion"") was an unprotected cruiser of the German "Kaiserliche Marine" (Imperial Navy), the last ship of the type built in Germany. She was laid down in March 1892, launched in March 1893, and completed in June 1895 after lengthy trials and repairs. The cruiser was named after the earlier sail frigate , which had been named for the goddess Gefjon of Norse mythology. Intended for service in the German colonial empire and as a fleet scout, "Gefion" was armed with a main battery of ten guns, had a top speed in excess of , and could steam for , the longest range of any German warship at the time. Nevertheless, the conflicting requirements necessary for a fleet scout and an overseas cruiser produced an unsuccessful design, and "Gefion" was rapidly replaced in both roles by the newer of light cruisers.