German auxiliary cruiser Hansa

The Hansa was an auxiliary cruiser of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine used during World War II. She was known to the KM as HSK 5(II) (i.e., the second of that designation; the first was Pinguin), or also as Schiff 5. She was not given a raider letter by the Royal Navy as she did not enter active service as a commerce raider. The last German vessel to be converted into an auxiliary cruiser, the Hansa was named after the Hanseatic League.

German auxiliary cruiser Hansa

The Hansa was an auxiliary cruiser of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine used during World War II. She was known to the KM as HSK 5(II) (i.e., the second of that designation; the first was Pinguin), or also as Schiff 5. She was not given a raider letter by the Royal Navy as she did not enter active service as a commerce raider. The last German vessel to be converted into an auxiliary cruiser, the Hansa was named after the Hanseatic League.