SMS Cap Trafalgar

Sunk

Type	Armed merchant cruiser
War	First World War
Main guns	2 × 4.1″ guns

German liner armed as an auxiliary cruiser and disguised as a British liner. Sunk by Carmania off Trindade.

Poster of the Cap Trafagar. Note that the "1899" in this filename is potentially misleading as the ship was built in 1913, with maiden voyage in 1914. Photo: Willy Stöwer, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

(as auxiliary cruiser)

2 × 10.5 cm (4.1 in) guns
6 × 37 mm (1.46 in) pom-poms

Builder	AG Vulcan, Hamburg
Launched	31 July 1913
Displacement	23,640 tons
Length	613 ft (187 m)
Speed	17 knots

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

31 July 1913

Battle of Trindade

Sunk

14 September 1914