Germany & Colonies Philatelic Society
The year 2014 marked the 50th anniversary of the first year of operation of the Germany & Colonies Philatelic Society following the amalgamation of the Germany & Colonies Stamp Club (established 1947) and the Stockton German Study Group (1960).

The G&CPS celebrated its inaugural year in 1964 with the first Germania Posta philatelic exhibition held in Stockton.

Title: SMS Pola
Posted By: Benjamin R. Beede (brbeede@rci.rutgers.edu)
Posted On: 14/06/2014 at 01:17:20
Message: What follows is purely a guess, but I wonder if the Pola, which was, apparently, rather old by World War I, could have been an "accommodation ship" for U-boat crews, who probably did not sleep aboard while in port. Navies sometimes used old vessels for housing (whoops, better say berthing) enlisted personnel. The United Navy term was and probably still is "receiving ship." Have you checked the Naval Annual or Jane's Fighting Ships for say 1913? Even those volumes, though, might not pick up a vessel that no longer put out to sea. Interesting inquiry. Good luck, Ben Beede
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SMS Pola Alan Baker 05/06/2014 16:30:47
    SMS Pola Benjamin R. Beede 14/06/2014 01:17:20
    SMS Pola Giles du Boulay 14/06/2014 07:40:17
    SMS Pola Alan Baker 20/06/2014 09:02:16
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