Dimensions
- Size
- 9700 t
- Length
- 127,2 m
- Beam
- 15,85 m
- Draft
- 6,4 m
127,2 mOverall length
9700 tDisplacement
6 knMaximum speed
Design and service
The story of Geier
The British freighter Saint Théodore was captured by the German auxiliary cruiser Möwe in the north atlantic on 28.12.1916. First put into German service as an auxiliary ship, it then was equipped by the Möwe as an auxiliary cruiser with two 5,2 cm guns. The now named Geier operated in the South Atlantic until its engines were totally used up. On 14.02.1917 it was scuttled near the island of Ilha da Trindade after all military material was removed by the Möwe again.
At a glance
Technical profile
Dimensions, armament and performance.
Armament
- 5,2 cm guns
- 2
Performance
- Machinery and speed
- 1800 shp, 12,6 kn
Construction record
Geier
- Laid down
- W. Hamilton & Co. Glasgow, 1913
- Launched
- 22.04.1913
- Commissioned
- 12.12.1916 (as auxiliary cruiser)
- Fate
- sunk 14.02.1917