Profile drawing of Möwe
124,5 mOverall length
9800 tDisplacement
14 knMaximum speed

Design and service

The story of Möwe

The former freighter Pungo was used as auxiliary ship H.D.10 since 01.11.1915. In December of the same year, it was converted into an auxiliary cruiser - the most successful of its kind. In the following 1 1 2 years it made two raids into the Atlantic, sinking or capturing a total of 38 ships. Based on this success, only modified freighters were used as auxiliary cruisers in World War II. Between its two Atlantic raids the ship was used for mine laying operations in the North Sea. In 1920 it was taken over by the British as Greenbrier. Sold back by Germany in 1933, it served as transport Oldenburg until 07.04.1945 when it was sunk in Norway after a British air attack.

At a glance

Technical profile

Dimensions, armament and performance.

Dimensions

Size
9800 t
Length
124,5 m
Beam
14,44 m
Draft
6,8 m

Armament

Other armament
4 x 15 cm, 1x 10,5 cm, 2 x 50 cm torpedo tubes
Mines
500

Performance

Machinery and speed
3200 shp, 14 kn

The archive

Models

Ship models in 1/1250 scale.

Möwe
Navis 81 Möwe

Construction record

Möwe

Laid down
J.C. Tecklenburg Geestemünde, 1914
Launched
09.05.1914
Commissioned
01.11.1915 (as auxiliary cruiser)
Fate
sunk after bomb hit on 07.04.1945