Von Der Tann

Von der Tann may refer to:

  • SMS Von der Tann, the Imperial German Navy battlecruiser which served in World War I launched in 1909
  • Von der Tann (gunboat), the first propeller-driven gunboat in the world launched in 1849
  • Ludwig Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen, a Bavarian General who fought in several wars, for whom the SMS Von der Tann was named

Famous quotes containing the words von and/or der:

    “There are many strange happenings, my boy. Many mysteries beyond the power of the human mind to comprehend.”
    —Edward T. Lowe. Frank Strayer. Dr. von Niemann (Lionel Atwill)

    “Under the lindens on the heather,
    There was our double resting-place.”
    —Walther Von Der Vogelweide (1170?–1230?)