Cormoran
| Build as Russian passenger ship Riäsan |
Contruction Data
| Laid down: |
Schichau Elbing, 1909 |
| Launched: |
March 1909 |
| Commissioned: |
30.11.1909 (07.08.1914 as auxiliary cruiser) |
| Fate: |
scuttled 07.04.1917 |
| Costs: |
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Technical Data
| Size: |
7250 t |
| Length: |
104,0 m |
| Beam: |
1307 m |
| Draft: |
5,8 m |
| Armament: |
8 x 10,5 cm |
| Performance: |
4750 shp, 15 kn |
History
The former Russian steamer Riäsan
was captured by the small cruiser Emden
on 04.08.1914. Sent to Tsingtau, the ship was
renamed Cormoran
and equipped with the guns of the old gunboat Cormoran
. Ordered to operate in the South Pacific, the ship had no success in attacking allied ships. Because of coal shortages, it went to Guam where it was interned by the USA. When the USA entered the war in 1917, the ship was scuttled after a fight with American troops on 07.04.1917. |
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