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GORCH FOCK | GERMANY

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Germany built two Gorch Fock ships — one sailed both sides of the Cold War!

The original 1933 Gorch Fock was sunk in WWII, raised by the Soviets & renamed Tovarishch. Germany built a new one in 1958, still active today. Explore the history at Wikipedia

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The Gorch Fock is named after a poet who died at Jutland in 1916!

Johann Kinau wrote under the pen name 'Gorch Fock' and perished at the Battle of Jutland — the largest naval battle of WWI, where over 9,000 sailors died across both fleets on May 31, 1916.

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