Geier (freighter)

Summary

Geier was a British cargo ship named Saint Théodore that was captured by the German commerce raider Möwe in the North Atlantic Ocean at 39°30′N 17°30′W / 39.500°N 17.500°W / 39.500; -17.500 on 12 December 1916. First put into Imperial German Navy service as an auxiliary ship on 14 December 1916, Geier was commissioned as an auxiliary cruiser (German: Hilfskreuzer) on 28 December and operated in the South Atlantic Ocean until 14 February 1917, when she was scuttled near Ilha da Trindade.[1]

History
United Kingdom
NameSaint Théodore
OwnerBrit. & Foreign. S.S. Co.
Port of registryLiverpool
BuilderW. Hamilton & Co., Glasgow
Laid down1913
Launched25 April 1913
FateCaptured by SMS Möwe and scuttled on 14 February 1917
German Empire
NameGerman: Geier
NamesakeVulture
Acquired12 December 1916 (taken as prize)
Commissioned28 December 1916
Fatescuttled on 14 February 1917
General characteristics
Type
Tonnage4,992 gross register tons (GRT)
Displacement9,700 long tons (9,856 t)
Length127.2 m (417 ft 4 in)
Beam15.85 m (52 ft 0 in)
Height8.25 m (27 ft 1 in)
Draught6.4 m (21 ft)
Decks2
Propulsion1,800 ihp (1,300 kW) steam engine
Speed12.6 knots (23.3 km/h; 14.5 mph)
Crew
  • As German auxiliary cruiser:
  • 2 officers, 46 enlisted
Armament
  • As German auxiliary cruiser:
  • 2 × 5.2 cm (2.0 in) guns

21°01′S 31°49′W / 21.017°S 31.817°W / -21.017; -31.817

References edit

  1. ^ Geier (Hilfskreuzer) at german-navy.de.