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Kormoran

CountryGermany
BuilderFriedrich Krupp Germaniawerft
Yard Number214
Slip/Drydock NumberI
Launched15 Sep 1938
Commissioned9 Oct 1940
Sunk19 Nov 1941
Displacement19,900 tons standard
Length583 feet
Beam66 feet
Draft28 feet
Speed18 knots
Crew400
Aircraft2 operational, 0 in reserve

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Drawings of German auxiliary cruiser KormoranSteiermark (left; later renamed Kormoran) and Prinz Eugen (right) under construction at the Germaniawerft yard, Kiel, Germany, 1936-1938Kormoran at sea, seen from a German submarine, circa 1940-1941Kormoran at sea, seen from a German submarine, circa 1940-1941
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Kormoran Operational Timeline

3 Dec 1940 German armed merchant cruiser Kormoran departed Gotenhafen (Gdynia), occupied Poland to raid Allied shipping, carrying supplies for 12 months, 280 naval mines, 40 land mines, and spare parts and torpedoes to supply submarines.
6 Jan 1941 German raider Kormoran stopped Greek ship Antonis in the Atlantic Ocean 200 miles northwest of Cape Verde Islands. Antonis was scuttled when 4,800 tons of British coal was found on board. All 29 crew and 7 sheep were taken on board Kormoran.
18 Jan 1941 German armed merchant cruiser Kormoran sank British tanker British Union 700 miles west of the Canary Islands, killing 10. 28 survivors were captured by Kormoran and 7 survivors were rescued by British auxiliary cruiser HMS Arawa on the following day.
29 Jan 1941 German armed merchant cruiser Kormoran sank British ships Afric Star (75 captured) and Eurylochus (11 men killed, 43 men captured, 16 crated engine-less bombers captured) 600 miles west of Freetown, British West Africa.
15 Mar 1941 German submarine U-124 made rendezvous with armed merchant cruiser Kormoran 650 miles southwest of Cape Verde Islands and received 7 torpedoes and other supplies.
18 Mar 1941 German armed merchant cruiser Kormoran transferred 7 torpedoes to submarine U-124 1,050 miles southwest of Cape Verde Islands.
22 Mar 1941 German armed merchant cruiser Kormoran stopped empty British tanker Agnita with shellfire in the Mid-Atlantic about halfway between Brazil and British West Africa. After capturing the crew, the Germans sank Agnita with demolition charges, nine 105mm shells, and one torpedo.
25 Mar 1941 German armed merchant cruiser Kormoran captured empty Canadian tanker Canadolite in the Mid-Atlantic about halfway between British West Africa and Brazil; Canadolite was sent to Brest, France as a prize ship.
12 Apr 1941 German armed merchant cruiser Kormoran sank Greek ship Nicolaos D. L. 920 miles southwest of British West Africa, capturing the entire crew of 38.
24 Sep 1941 German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran stopped, evacuated, and scuttled Greek ship Stamatios G. Embiricos in the Indian Ocean 600 miles west of the Maldives islands; the crew of 31 were captured.
16 Oct 1941 German merchant raider Kormoran made rendezvous with supply ship Kulmerland off Cape Leeuwin, Australia and began to take on fuel and supplies.
23 Oct 1941 German merchant raider Kormoran completed taking on 4,000 tons of diesel oil and 6 months of supply from supply ship Kulmerland off Cape Leeuwin, Australia.




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