The merchant vessel Steiermark was constructed by Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft in Kiel for the
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Kormoran was one of nine civilian ships taken up by the German Navy for conversion into merchant raiders; they were referred to alternately as Hilfskreuzer (auxiliary cruisers) or Handelsstörkreuzer (trade disru… See more

The day after commissioning, Kormoran sailed to Kiel, where she was provisioned for a 12-month voyage. The raider then travelled to Gotenhafen (Gdynia, Poland) and underwent further trials of the ship's weapons, a… See more

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On 19 November 1941, shortly before 16:00, Kormoran was 150 nautical miles (280 km; 170 mi) south-west of Carnarvon, Western Australia. The raider was sailing northward… See more

Despite the approximate last position of Kormoran being known (most German accounts giving the battle coordinates as 26°S 111°E / 26°S 111°E ), efforts to find Kormoran and Sydney were hampered by the size of t… See more

For sinking Sydney, Detmers' Iron Cross First Class was upgraded to the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Kormoran's executive officer, gunnery officer, and the sailor who manned the starboard 37-millimetre (… See more