Explore: Vulkan (commerce Raider)

and to the Royal Navy as Raider-C, was a converted German Hilfskreuzer (auxiliary cruiser), or merchant or commerce raider of the Kriegsmarine, which

Coronel's unsuccessful attempt in February 1943 to become the last German commerce raider of World War II, she was then used as a minesweeper (Sperrbrecher)

7,200 GRT. In 1950, NDL placed its first post-war orders at the Bremer Vulkan shipyard for the Rheinstein-class ships (2,791 GRT, 13 knots). After the

also had important links with the naval architects AG Vulkan of Stettin. NDL then approached Vulkan and commissioned them to build a new "superliner", which

Shadow – Sir Nicholas Fury's ship in Marvel 1602 Gotha – Kriegsmarine commerce raider, from the Commando Comics story Greedy For Glory Grossadler – Kriegsmarine

was the third ship carrying this name. The ship was designed as a commerce raider and rigged with sails to extend her range. She was built by Baltic

guns, which had been removed in 1916, was later mounted aboard the commerce raider Kormoran during World War II. "SMS" stands for Seiner Majestät Schiff

battlecruisers sortied again on 29 May to cover the departure of the commerce raider Meteor. The ship saw little activity of note in June, until 25 June

Von der Tann participated in the fleet advance to welcome home the commerce raider Möwe. That month, KzS Hans Zenker replaced Hahn as Von der Tann's commander

German flag. She returned to Germany in March 1917 to join the unrestricted commerce war against British maritime trade. In 1918, she was withdrawn from front