APPENDIX M

German Armed Merchant Raiders 1942-1943

Performance Data and Results Achieved

Name German
Operational
Number
British
Designation
Armament
Excluding
Light
A.A. Guns
Auxiliary
Equipment
(Aircraft
M.T.B.s)
Mines
Duration of
Sortie/
Sailing
Termination
Date
Allied
Shipping Sunk
or Captured
Operating
Areas
Types of
Engines and
Radius of
Action
Max
Speed
(Knots)
Remarks
No. G.R. Tons
Thor Schiff 10 Raider E 6 - 5.9 in.
4 T. tubes
1 aircraft
60 mines
14 Jan. '42
9 Oct. '42
10 56,037 S. Atlantic
and Indian
Ocean
Turbine
40,000 M
at 10 Kts.
18 Lost in fire in Yokohama
on 30 Nov. '42
Stier Schiff 23 Raider J 6 - 5.9 in.
2 T. tubes
2 aircraft 20 May '42
27 Sept. '42
4 29,406 Central and
S. Atlantic
Diesel
60,000 M
at 10 Kts.
18 Sunk by American
S.S. Stephen Hopkins
27 Sept. '42
Michel Schiff 28 Raider H 6 - 5.9 in.
1 - 4.1 in.
4 T. tubes
2 aircraft
1 M.T.B.
20 Mar. '42
1 Mar. '43
      Diesel
60,000 M
at 10 Kts.
18 Arrived Japan
1 Jan. '43
Michel
(2nd
cruise)
Schiff 28 Raider H do. do. 21 May '43
27 Oct. '43
      do. do. Sunk by United States
S/M Tarpon off Japan
when returning from
Sortie.
Komet Schiff 45 Raider B 6 - 5.9 in.
4 T. tubes
1 aircraft --- --- --- --- Diesel
51,000 M
at 10 Kts.
19 Sunk in English Channel
on 14 Oct. '42 before
commencing sortie.
Togo Schiff 14 Raider K 6 - 5.9 in.
2 T. tubes
2 aircraft --- --- --- --- Diesel
60,000 M
at 10 Kts.
18 Attacked and damaged
by aircraft whilst passing
down channel 13 Feb. '43.
Returned to Germany.

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