Kormoran

The German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran (HSK-8) was a Kriegsmarine merchant raider of World War II. Originally the merchant vessel Steiermark, the ship was acquired by the navy following the outbreak of war for conversion into a raider. Administered under the designation Schiff 41, to the Allied navies she was known as Raider G. The largest merchant raider operated by Germany during World War II, Kormoran was responsible for the destruction of 10 merchant vessels and the capture of an 11th during her year-long career in the Atlantic and Indian oceans.

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Raider G
speed 18 knot, length 164 metre, beam 20.2 metre, draft 8.5 metre, 
shipwreck, cargo ship, armed merchantman, Kriegsmarine, Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft, 

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Location: -26.0971, 111.2243, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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ship launching

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World War II Q362

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1941 Battle between HMAS Sydney and German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran

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German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran

Theodor Detmers

Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1969-117-46, Hilfskreuzer Kormoran

Bamberg Regnitz Kormoran-20201208-RM-111709

Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1985-117-02A, Hilfskreuzer Kormoran

German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran

Bamberg Regnitz Kormoran-20201208-RM-111727

German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran

Drawings of Kormoran

Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1969-117-46, Hilfskreuzer Kormoran

• Kormoran - 1959 book from Theodor Detmers, German
• The Raider Kormoran - book by Theodor Detmers, 1959
• The Raider Kormoran - book by Theodor Detmers, 1st edition, English, 1959
• The Raider Kormoran - book by Theodor Detmers, 2nd edition, English, 1959

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1941	Battle between HMAS Sydney and German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran	Australia, Nazi Germany, naval battle	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMAS Sydney	Perth-class light cruiser, shipwreck, Leander-class light cruiser, light cruiser	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		Kormoran	armed merchantman, shipwreck, cargo ship	Wikidata
commons	image		German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran		Commons
commons	image		Theodor Detmers		Commons
commons	image		Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1969-117-46, Hilfskreuzer Kormoran		Commons
commons	image		Bamberg Regnitz Kormoran-20201208-RM-111709		Commons
commons	image		Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1985-117-02A, Hilfskreuzer Kormoran		Commons
commons	image		German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran		Commons
commons	image		Bamberg Regnitz Kormoran-20201208-RM-111727		Commons
commons	image		German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran		Commons
commons	image		Drawings of Kormoran		Commons
commons	image		Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1969-117-46, Hilfskreuzer Kormoran		Commons