German auxiliary cruiser Pinguin

Pinguin in the Indian Ocean in 1941.
History
Germany
NameKandelfels
OwnerDDG Hansa
BuilderDeschimag A.G. Weser
Launched12 November 1936
FateRequisitioned by Kriegsmarine, 1939
Nazi Germany
NamePinguin
NamesakePenguin
BuilderDeschimag A.G. Weser, Bremen
Yard number5
Acquired1939
Recommissioned6 February 1940
ReclassifiedAuxiliary cruiser, 1940
Nickname(s)
  • HSK-5
  • Schiff 33
  • Raider F
FateSunk in the Indian Ocean by HMS Cornwall, 8 May 1941
General characteristics
Displacement17,600 long tons (17,882 t)
Length155 m (509 ft)
Beam18.7 m (61 ft)
Draft8.7 m (29 ft)
Installed power7,600 hp (5,700 kW)
Propulsion2 × 6-cylinder diesel engines
Speed17 kn (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Range60,000 nmi (110,000 km; 69,000 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Endurance207 days
Complement401
Armament
Aircraft carried

The Pinguin was a German auxiliary cruiser (Hilfskreuzer) which served as a commerce raider in World War II. The Pinguin was known to the Kriegsmarine as Schiff 33, and designated HSK 5. The most successful commerce raider of the war, she was known to the British Royal Navy as Raider F. The name Pinguin means penguin in German.


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