German auxiliary cruiser Möwe

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/German_auxiliary_cruiser_Möwe
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf light cruiser
gptkbp:armament mines
1 × 5.2 cm SK L/55 gun
2 × torpedo tubes
4 × 15 cm SK L/40 naval guns
gptkbp:awards Iron Cross for crew
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Tecklenborg_shipyard
gptkbp:capturedOrSank 38 ships
gptkbp:commander Nikolaus zu Dohna-Schlodien
gptkbp:convertedToAuxiliaryCruiser 1915
gptkbp:country gptkb:German_Empire
gptkbp:displacement 4,500 tons
gptkbp:fate returned to commercial service after war
sunk by mine in 1940
gptkbp:homeport gptkb:Hamburg
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label German auxiliary cruiser Möwe
gptkbp:launched 1914
gptkbp:notableAction captured British refrigerated ship
laid mines off British coast
gptkbp:notableFor commerce raiding
evading Royal Navy pursuit
successful commerce raiding voyage 1915-1916
successful commerce raiding voyage 1916-1917
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Imperial_German_Navy
gptkbp:originalName gptkb:Pungo
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:steam_locomotive
gptkbp:servicePeriod gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:speed 14 knots
gptkbp:type armed merchant raider
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:HMS_King_Edward_VII
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7