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HSK 6 Stier
Auxiliary cruiser
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Specifications
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The former Cairo was put into
Kriegsmarine services in November 1939. After
merchant warfare operations in the Baltic Sea,
it was converted into a mine layer and was planned
to be used during operation Seelowe. After this
operation was cancelled, the now names Stier was
modified into an auxiliary cruiser in Rotterdam
in April 1941. On 10 May 1942 it left Germany
for its operation in the Atlantic. On 27 September
1942 the ship was sunk during the battle with
the US Cargo Ship Stephen Hopkins which was also
lost. During its operation, the Stier sunk 4 ships
with 29,409 t.
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| Ordered |
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| Laid down |
1936 |
| Launched |
7 October 1936 |
| Commissioned |
25 November 1939 (9 November 1941
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| Decommissioned |
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| Fate |
sunk on 27 September 1942 |
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| Displacement |
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| Length |
133 m |
| Width |
17.3 m |
| Draft |
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| Armament |
6 x 15 cm
1 x 6 cm
2 x 3.7 cm
4 x
2 cm |
| Aircraft |
6 x torpedo tubes, 2 x Arado Ar 196
float planes |
| Torpedoes |
6 torpedo pipes 53.3 cm |
| Mines |
228 |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed |
14 kn |
| Range |
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| Complement |
376 men |
| See Also |
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