SMS Leopard

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SMS Leopard was a British cargo steamship that was built in 1912 as Yarrowdale, captured in 1916 by the Imperial German Navy, converted into a commerce raider in Germany, and sunk with all hands by the Royal Navy in 1917.

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draft 7.4 metre, beam 15.85 metre, length 124.7 metre, 
steamboatImperial German Navy

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Location: 64.9, 0.3667, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • SMS Leopard
    Auxiliary Cruiser of the Imperial German Navy
1912-05-03T00:00:00Z
1912-05-03T00:00:00Z
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Destruction of the German Raider `leopard` by His Majesty`s Ships `achilles` and `dundee` Art.IWMART15814Destruction of the German Raider 'leopard' by His Majesty's Ships 'achilles' and 'dundee' Art.IWMART15814
Destruction of the German raider `Leopard`, disguised as the Norwegian `Rena`, 1917 RMG PU6814Destruction of the German raider 'Leopard', disguised as the Norwegian 'Rena', 1917 RMG PU6814
Hilfskreuzer LEOPARDHilfskreuzer LEOPARD
    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    eventarmed conflictAction of 16 March 1917naval battleWikidata
    objectwatercraftSMS LeopardsteamboatWikidata
    commonsimageDestruction of the German Raider 'leopard' by His Majesty's Ships 'achilles' and 'dundee' Art.IWMART15814 Commons
    commonsimageDestruction of the German raider 'Leopard', disguised as the Norwegian 'Rena', 1917 RMG PU6814 Commons
    commonsimageHilfskreuzer LEOPARD Commons