Description[]
The former transport ship Wachtfels, built at the Flensburger Schiffbaugesellschaft shipyard in 1913, was commissioned as an auxiliary cruiser by the German Navy in May 1916. For the first time, a merchant raider carried a floatplane, a Friedrichshafen FF 33E called Wölfchen (little wolf), to extend its reconnaissance radius.
Ship data
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Relative combat value: 792
Basic damage control capacity: 54%
Dimensions
Displacement: 11200 tons
Length: 135 m
Width: 17 m
Draught: 10 m
Standard crew: 347
Performance
Maximum speed (undamaged): 11 knots
Endurance: 59296 km
Coal capacity: 8000 tons
Armour protection
Conning tower armour: 0
Hull armour: 0
Main belt armour: 0
Deck armour: 0
Best armour type: None
Armament
7 x 15cm SK L/45 22(S), centrally controlled. Ammo: 2800 rounds
4 x 50cm G7 Torpedoes, centrally controlled. Ammo: 16 torpedoes
500 mines