Atlantis

The German auxiliary cruiser Atlantis, known to the Kriegsmarine as Schiff 16 and to the Royal Navy as Raider-C, was a converted German Hilfskreuzer , or merchant or commerce raider of the Kriegsmarine, which, in World War II, travelled more than 161,000 km (100,000 mi) in 602 days, and sank or captured 22 ships with a combined tonnage of 144,384. Atlantis was commanded by Kapitän zur See Bernhard Rogge, who received the Oak Leaves to the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. She was sunk on 22 November 1941 by the British cruiser HMS Devonshire.

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1937  Wikimedia, Wikidata
speed 16 knot, draft 8.7 metre, beam 18.7 metre, length 155 metre, 
armed merchantman, Bremer Vulkan, Kriegsmarine, 

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  Atlantis ⓘ
  German auxiliary cruiser

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1937 Atlantis

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World War II Q362

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ship commissioning

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ship launching

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Frameless

German raider Atlantis as Tamesis

Hilfskreuzer Atlantis

Ulrich Mohr 1940

German raider Atlantis as Tamesis

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
object	watercraft	1937	Atlantis	armed merchantman	Wikidata
commons	image		German raider Atlantis as Tamesis		Commons
commons	image		Hilfskreuzer Atlantis		Commons
commons	image		Ulrich Mohr 1940		Commons
commons	image		German raider Atlantis as Tamesis		Commons