Hans von Koester
| Hans von Koester | |
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Hans von Koester
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| Born |
29 April 1844 Schwerin |
| Died | 21 February 1928 (aged 83) Kiel |
| Allegiance |
 German Empire
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| Service/branch |
 Kaiserliche Marine
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| Years of service | 1859–1906 |
| Rank | Grand Admiral |
| Awards | Order of the Black Eagle |
Hans Ludwig Raimund von Koester (29 April 1844 – 21 February 1928) was a German naval officer who served in the Prussian Navy and later in the Imperial German Navy. He retired as a Grand Admiral.
Born Hans Ludwig Raimund Koester in 1844 in Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, he entered the Prussian Navy as a Kadettenanwärter (Cadet candidate) on 21 June 1859. He had an active seagoing career in the service, which became the Norddeutsche Bundesmarine in 1866, and then the Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial Navy) in 1871. His first command was the naval brig Undine which he took on a 15-month voyage to North, Central, and South America in 1874-75.
Promoted to Korvettenkapitän (Lieutenant-Commander) in 1875, he was later assigned to various training ships, the latest of which was the Kreuzerfregatte (cruiser-frigate) Prinz Adalbert, which he took on a world cruise from 1878 to 1880. Koester was promoted to Kapitän zur See in 1881. Appointed commander of the Segelfregatte (sail frigate) Niobe in 1883, Koester next took command of the Panzerkorvette (armored corvette - later battleship) Württemberg in 1884.
In 1887 he was named commander of the Panzerfregatte (armored frigate - later armored cruiser) König Wilhelm, long the largest ship in the fleet.
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