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The German auxiliary cruiser Atlantis (HSK 2), known to the Kriegsmarine as Schiff 16 and to the Royal Navy as Raider-C, was a converted German Hilfskreuzer (auxiliary cruiser), 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.
Between 1897 and the end of World War I, the German Navy completed forty-seven light cruisers; all of these ships saw service during the war in a variety of theaters and roles. Some, such as Emden and Königsberg , served as commerce raiders, [ 50 ] [ 51 ] while others, such as the two Wiesbaden -class cruisers , served with the High Seas Fleet ...
The following is a list, by period and country, of armed merchant ships used since the late 19th century in the role of auxiliary cruisers, also called armed merchant cruisers. RMS Carmania sinking SMS Cap Trafalgar near the Brazilian islands of Trindade , 14 September 1914.
Atlantis: 17,000 ton unique auxiliary merchant cruiser; Atlantis: Frauenlob-class minesweeper, launched 1961; Aue: Schwalbe-class minesweeper; Auerbach/Oberpfalz: Ensdorf-class (Type 352) minesweeper; Augsburg (cruiser): 4,400 ton Kolberg-class light cruiser, launched 1909; Augsburg (F222): Köln-class (Type 120) frigate, commissioned 1962 to 1988
German auxiliary cruiser Atlantis; C. SS Cattaro (1920) H. German auxiliary cruiser Hansa; K. German auxiliary cruiser Komet; German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran; M.
HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën (C802) and HNLMS De Ruyter (C801) light cruisers were captured in 1940 while still under construction. Renamed as KH1 and KH2 ("KH" means "Kreuzer Holland"), modified to fit an Atlantic Bow and redesigned for new German armament. Work was resume to be completed, but with very slow progress due to sabotage from the ...
The following ships were named Atlantis for the city of Atlantis: German auxiliary cruiser Atlantis, a German auxiliary cruiser that operated during World War II; HMS Atlantis, a cancelled submarine of the Royal Navy; RV Atlantis, a sail training and research vessel renamed PNA Dr. Bernardo A. Houssay of the Argentine Prefecture
German cruiser Admiral Scheer; SMS Arcona (1902) German auxiliary cruiser Atlantis; B. German cruiser Blücher; D. German cruiser Deutschland; E. German cruiser Emden; H.