German auxiliary raider Adjutant
Adjutant was a Kriegsmarine (German Navy) commerce raider that served during in World War II. Built as the Norwegian whaler Pol IX, she was captured on 14 January 1941 by the German auxiliary cruiser Pinguin. She was renamed Adjutant and used as a commerce raider. Captained by Adjutant Hemmer and used a first as a scout, she then was used as a minelayer in the South Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean. She was scuttled in the Pacific Ocean on 1 July 1941 by the German auxiliary cruiser Komet after suffering engine trouble off the Chatham Islands.
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German auxiliary raider Adjutant
Adjutant was a Kriegsmarine (German Navy) commerce raider that served during in World War II. Built as the Norwegian whaler Pol IX, she was captured on 14 January 1941 by the German auxiliary cruiser Pinguin. She was renamed Adjutant and used as a commerce raider. Captained by Adjutant Hemmer and used a first as a scout, she then was used as a minelayer in the South Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean. She was scuttled in the Pacific Ocean on 1 July 1941 by the German auxiliary cruiser Komet after suffering engine trouble off the Chatham Islands.
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Adjutant was a Kriegsmarine (G ...... ouble off the Chatham Islands.
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Die Adjutant war ein zum Minen ...... er der deutschen Kriegsmarine.
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1941-01-14
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1941-02-10
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scuttled inCook Strait, 1 July 1941
taken as prize byon 14 January 1941
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*1 × boat gun
*2 × anti-aircraft guns
*20 mines
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Hvalfangerselskapet "Polaris" A/S
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1941-05-24
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Adjutant was a Kriegsmarine (G ...... ouble off the Chatham Islands.
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Die Adjutant war ein zum Minen ...... er der deutschen Kriegsmarine.
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Adjutant (Schiff)
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German auxiliary raider Adjutant
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Adjutant
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Pol IX
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