Widder
Wrecked
| Type | Armed merchant cruiser |
|---|---|
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 6 × 5.9″ guns |
Disguised raider. Sank ten ships in the Atlantic in 1940. Taken by Britain after the war and later sunk as a merchant ship.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 6 × 15 cm (5.9 in) SK L/45
- 1 × 75 mm (3 in) gun
- 1 × twin 3.7 cm (1.5 in) SK C/30
- 2 × twin 2 cm (0.79 in) FlaK 30
- 4 × 53.3 cm torpedo tubes
- 92 × mines
| Builder | Howaldtswerke, Kiel |
|---|---|
| Launched | 21 December 1929 |
| Commissioned | 9 December 1939 |
| Displacement | 16,800 tons |
| Length | 499 ft (152 m) overall 477.0 ft (145.4 m) registered |
| Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Complement | 364 |
As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.
Career
She isn't listed in any of the fleet actions covered here.
Launched
21 December 1929
Fate
Wrecked
Wrecked near Bergen, 1955