SMS Greif (1914)
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SMS Greif was a German cargo steamship that was converted into a merchant raider for the Imperial German Navy.[1]
Construction and conversion
Built as Guben, she was a Template:GRT steel-hulled ship owned by the German-Australian Line (DADG), Hamburg.[1] She was converted for naval service at Kaiserliche Werft Kiel in 1915 and commissioned as Greif on 23 January 1916.[1]
Service history
Greif sailed from the Elbe port of Cuxhaven on 27 February 1916[2] under the command of Fregattenkapitän Rudolf Tietze (born 13 September 1874, previously was commander of the battleship Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".).[3] The Royal Navy had learned of GreifTemplate:'s sailing and was waiting in the North Sea.[4]
Action of 29 February 1916
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Alcantara was hit by a torpedo amidships on her port side, and one of AlcantaraTemplate:'s shells exploded the ready ammunition for GreifTemplate:'s after gun.[2] Both ships lost speed.[2] GreifTemplate:'s crew abandoned ship 40 minutes after opening fire.[2] Alcantara sank first.[2] The Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". light cruiser Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". and M-class destroyer Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". then arrived to sink the stationary Greif[2] and rescue 120 German survivors.[5] An estimated 187 Germans perished along with 72 Britons.
Notes
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- ↑ a b c Cite error: Script error: No such module "Namespace detect".Script error: No such module "Namespace detect".
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j Poole (July 1975) pp. 52–57
- ↑ Schmalenbach (1977) p.16
- ↑ Schmalenbach (1977) p.34
- ↑ Cite error: Script error: No such module "Namespace detect".Script error: No such module "Namespace detect".
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References
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External links
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