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Actions of pirate ships
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| Actions of pirate ships | |||
| Results achieved between 1940 and 1943 by Hitler's corsair ships: | |||
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Name Construction year Displacement Mission's time frame Commander |
Operations area
Opera tions area |
Sunk and seized ships | End of the last war mission |
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HSK I Ship 36 Orion 1930 7,021 tonnes 6.04.40-23.08.41 Frigate Captain Kurt Weyher |
Atlantic Indian Pacific Atlantic, Indian, Pacific |
10 ships (62,915 t.) and 2 ships (21,125 t.) along with Ship 45 10 ships (62,915 tonnes) and 2 ships (21,125 tonnes) along with Ship 45 |
23.08.41 Return to Bordeaux 23.08.41 Return to Bordeaux |
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HSK II Ship 16 Atlantis 1937 7,826 tonnes 31.03.40-22.11.41 Captain Bernhard Rogge |
Atlantic Indian Atlantic, Indian |
22 ships (145,697 t.) 22 ships (145,697 tonnes) |
22.11.41 Sunk in South Atlantic by the British cruiser "Devonshire" 22.11.41 Sunk in South Atlantic by the British cruiser "Devonshire" |
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HSK III Ship 21 Widder 1929 7,751 tonnes 31.03.40-22.11.41 Corvette Captain Hellmuth von Rückteschell |
Atlantic |
10 ships (58,644 t.) 10 ships (58,644 tonnes) |
31.10.40 Return to Brest 31.10.40 Return to Brest |
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HSK IV Ship 10 Thor 1938 3,862 tonnes 06.06.40-30.04.41 Captain Otto Kähler 17.01.42-10.10.42 Captain Günther Gumprich |
Atlantic Atlantic Indian Atlantic (06.06.40-30.04.41) Atlantic, Indian (17.01.42-10.10.42) |
12 ships (96,602 t.) 10 ships (56,037 t.) 12 ships (96,602 tonnes) (06.06.40-30.04.41) 10 ships (56,037 tonnes) (17.01.42-10.10.42) |
30.04.41 Return to Hamburg 30.11.42 Sunk in Yokohama by fire/explosion 30.04.41 Return to Hamburg 30.11.42 Sunk in Yokohama by fire/explosion |
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HSK V Ship 33 Pinguin 1936 7,766 tonnes 15.06.40-08.05.41 Captain Ernst-Felix Krüder |
Atlantic Indian Antarctic Atlantic, Indian, Antarctic |
32 ships (154,619 t.) 32 ships (154,619 tonnes) |
08.05.41 Sunk near Seychelles by the British cruiser "Cornwall" 08.05.41 Sunk near Seychelles by the British cruiser "Cornwall" |
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HSK VI Ship 23 Stier 1936 4,778 tonnes 20.05.42-27.09.42 Frigate Captain Horst Gerlach |
Atlantic |
4 ships (29,409 t.) 4 ships (29,409 tonnes) |
27.09.42 Sunk in South Atlantic after fighting against the US merchant ship "Stephen Hopkins" 27.09.42 Sunk in South Atlantic after fighting against the US merchant ship "Stephen Hopkins" |
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HSK VII Ship 45 Komet 1937 3,287 tonnes 03.07.40-30.11.41 Captain Robert Eyssen 07.10.42-14.10.42 Captain Ulrich Brocksien |
Pacific Indian Atlantic Pacific, Indian, Atlantic |
6 ships (31,005 t.) and 2 ships (21,125 t.) along with Ship 36 6 ships (31,005 tonnes) and 2 ships (21,125 tonnes) along with Ship 36 |
30.11.41 Return to Hamburg 14.10.42 Sunk near Cape Hague by the British PT-Boat "MTB 236" 30.11.41 Return to Hamburg 14.10.42 Sunk near Cape Hague by the British PT-Boat "MTB 236" |
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HSK VIII Ship 41 Kormoran 1938 8,736 tonnes 03.12.40-19.11.41 Frigate Captain Theodor Detmers |
Atlantic Indian Atlantic, Indian |
11 ships (68,274 t.) and the cruiser "Sydney" 11 ships (68,274 tonnes) and the cruiser "Sydney" |
19.11.41 Sunk west of Shark Bay (Australia) after fighting against the Australian cruiser "Sydney" 19.11.41 Sunk west of Shark Bay (Australia) after fighting against the Australian cruiser "Sydney" |
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HSK IX Ship 28 Michel 1939 4,470 tonnes 20.03.42-02.03.43 Corvette Captain Hellmuth von Rückteschell 04.06.43-17.10.43 Captain Günther Gumprich |
Atlantic Indian Indian Pacific Atlantic, Indian (20.03.42-02.03.43) Indian, Pacific (04.06.43-17.10.43) |
14 ships (94,362 t.) 3 ships (27,632 t.) 14 ships (94,362 tonnes) (20.03.42-02.03.43) 3 ships (27,632 tonnes) (04.06.43-17.10.43) |
02.03.43 Anchored in Kobe, Japan 17.10.43 Sunk east of Yokohama by the US submarine "Tarpon" 02.03.43 Anchored in Kobe, Japan 17.10.43 Sunk east of Yokohama by the US submarine "Tarpon" |
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