SMS Cormoran

SMS Cormoran or SMS Cormoran II was a German armed merchant raider that was originally a German-built Russian merchant vessel named Ryazan. The ship was active in the Pacific Ocean during World War I. Built in 1909, she was captured by the German light cruiser SMS Emden on 4 August 1914 and converted into a raider at the German colony Kiautschou. She was forced to seek port at Apra Harbor on the US territory of Guam on 10 December 1914. The United States, then declared neutral in the war, refused to supply provisions sufficient for Cormoran to make a German port. After the US declaration of war on April 6, 1917, the Naval Governor of Guam informed Cormoran that she would be seized as a hostile combatant, prompting her crew to scuttle her.

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SMS Comoran II; SS Rjasan; SS Rjäsan; SS Ryazan
speed 15 knot, length 104 metre, beam 13.7 metre, draft 5.8 metre,
passenger vessel, armed merchantman, shipwreck, archaeological site, cargo ship, merchant raider, Imperial German Navy, Schichau-Werke,

National Register of Historic Places listed place page^@
National Register of Historic Places page^@

Location: 13.4592, 144.6542, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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Ha-62-76 ⓘ
midget attack submarine of the Imperial Japanese Navy
USS Force ⓘ
1953 Aggressive-class minesweeper

1914-07-28T00:00:00Z

World War I

1909-01-01T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1914-08-10T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1898-06-20T00:00:00Z

1898-06-21T00:00:00Z

1898 Capture of Guam

1917-04-07T00:00:00Z

1917 Scuttling of SMS Cormoran

1941-12-08T00:00:00Z

1941-12-10T00:00:00Z

1941 Battle of Guam

1944-08-10T00:00:00Z

1944 Battle of Guam

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Tokai Maru-Cormoran wrecks at Apra Harbor

SMS Cormoran (1909)

Tokai Maru-Cormoran wrecks at Apra Harbor

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Scuba diver between SMS Cormoran and Tokai Maru in Apra Harbor, Guam

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source

event	armed conflict	1898	Capture of Guam	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1917	Scuttling of SMS Cormoran	naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1941	Battle of Guam	United States, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Battle of Guam	United States, battle	Wikidata
link	page		National Register of Historic Places listed place page^@		Wikidata
link	page		National Register of Historic Places page^@		Wikidata
object	watercraft		Ha-62-76	midget submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Force	minesweeper, Aggressive-class minesweeper	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Nuestra Señora de la Soledad	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort San Jose	architectural landmark, fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Santa Agueda	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Santo Angel	architectural landmark, fort	Wikidata
site	museum	1978	War in the Pacific National Historical Park	National Historical Park, military museum, National Park Service	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		SMS Cormoran	passenger vessel, armed merchantman, shipwreck, merchant raider, archaeological site, cargo ship	Wikidata
commons	image		Tokai Maru-Cormoran wrecks at Apra Harbor		Commons
commons	image		SMS Cormoran (1909)		Commons
commons	image		SMS Cormoran (1909)		Commons
commons	image		Tokai Maru-Cormoran wrecks at Apra Harbor		Commons
commons	image		DSC0913 (26916756028)		Commons
commons	image		DSC0944 (26916718838)		Commons
commons	image		Scuba diver between SMS Cormoran and Tokai Maru in Apra Harbor, Guam		Commons
commons	image		DSC0942 (38976616690)		Commons
commons	image		DSC0917 (26916750408)		Commons
commons	image		DSC0923 (39892117265)		Commons

SMS Cormoran

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