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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, 
armed merchantman, cargo shipshipwreckFriedrich Krupp GermaniawerftKriegsmarine

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      eventarmed conflict1941Battle between HMAS Sydney and German auxiliary cruiser KormoranAustralia, Nazi Germany, naval battleWikidata
      siteshipwreckHMAS SydneyPerth-class light cruiser, shipwreck, Leander-class light cruiser, light cruiserWikidata
      siteshipwreckKormoranarmed merchantman, shipwreck, cargo shipWikidata
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