Hilfskreuzer
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| HK Stier |
| Hilfskreuzer (Auxiliary Cruiser) |
| Stier |
| Nationality |
German |
| Type |
Hilfskreuzer (Raider) |
| Ship Code |
23 |
| Raider Code |
I |
| Builder |
Krupp-Germania Werft, Kiel, converted by WOK |
| Launched |
1936 |
| Previous Owner |
Atlas - Levant Linie |
| Previous Name |
Cairo |
| General Cruise Details |
| Commander |
Fregattenkapitän (Captain) Horst Gerlach |
| Sail date |
12 May 1942 |
| End cruise |
28 September 1942 |
| Fate |
Sunk by Stephen Hopkins, her last prey |
| Performance |
| Prizes |
4 ships |
| Tonnage Sunk |
30.728 |
| Days at Sea |
146 |
| Tons/Day (average) |
210,47 |
| Displacement |
| Tonnage |
4.778 |
| Dimensions |
| Lenght |
134 meters |
| Beam |
17,3 meters |
| Weapons |
| Main Battery |
6 x 155 mm |
| Secondary Battery |
1 x 37 mm |
| Torpedo Tubes |
2 |
| Mines |
None |
| Aircraft |
| Fixed Wing |
2 |
| Smaller Boats |
| Schnellboot |
1 |
| Propulsion |
| Horsepower |
3750 |
| Endurance |
50.000 nautical miles |
| Speed |
14,5 knots |
| Fuel Type |
Oil |
| Complement |
| Wartime |
325 |
| Stier - War Records from 12-05-1942 to 28-09-1942 |
| Number |
Prize Name |
Type |
Flag |
Date |
Tonnage |
Fate |
| 1 |
Gemstone |
Freighter |
United Kingdom |
04-06-1942 |
4.985 |
Sunk |
| 2 |
Stanvac Calcutta |
Tanker |
Panama |
06-06-1942 |
10.170 |
Sunk |
| 3 |
Dalhousie |
Freighter |
United Kingdom |
09-08-1942 |
7.070 |
Sunk |
| 4 |
Stephen Hopkins |
Freighter |
USA |
27-09-1942 |
8.500 |
Sunk |
| Total Stier Prizes |
30.725 |
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| Notes to: |
| 1 |
Sunk by torpedo. |
| 2 |
Sunk by torpedo after gunfire. |
| 3 |
Sunk by torpedo. Meeting with Tannenfels. Stier gets a Nakajima Hydro. |
| 4 |
Sunk by gunfire ather short battle. Stier suffer some hits of 105 mm, setting her on fire and finally sunk. Crew rescued by Tannenfels, commander included. She later safely entered Bourdeaux. |
| Credits |
| Alfonso Arenas, Spain |
The architect and creator of the Hilfskreuzer section based on his knowledge and private archive. |
| Antonio Bonomi, Italy |
Supplied a lot of Hilfskreuzer material from his private archive. |
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