Atlantis 1940 (including second dummy funnel)
| Laid down as transport ship Goldenfels. |
Contruction Data
| Laid down: |
Bremer Vulcan, 1937 |
| Launched: |
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| Commissioned: |
19.12.1939 (as auxiliary cruiser) |
| Fate: |
sunk 22.11.1941 |
| Costs: |
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Commanders | KzS Rogge
: |
Dec 1939 - Nov 1941
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Technical Data
| Size: |
17600 t |
| Length: |
155 m |
| Beam: |
18,7 m |
| Draft: |
8,7 m |
| Armament: |
6 x 15 cm; 1x 7,5 cm; 2 x 3,7 cm; 4x 2 cm;
4 x torpedo tubes, 2 x Heinkel He 114 float planes; 92 mines
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| Performance: |
7600 shp, 16 kn |
History
The former transport Goldenfels
was the first auxiliary cruiser commissioned by the Kriegsmarine. From March 1940 on, the ship
operated in the Atlantic, Indian Ocean and the Pacific. On 22.11.1941 it was resupplying the U-boat U126
when it was detected by
the British cruiser Devonshire. After 622 days of operation - in which 22 ships with 145697 t were sunk - the Atlantis
was then scuttles by its own crew which was rescued by U-boats and returned to France. |
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