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German auxiliary cruiser StierGermany
OwnerAtlas Levant Line
BuilderGermaniawerft
Launched1936
ChristenedCairo
FateRequisitioned by Kriegsmarine, 1939
German auxiliary cruiser StierNazi Germany
NameStier
NamesakeTaurus
OperatorKriegsmarine
Yard number6
Recommissioned10 May 1942
RenamedStier, 1939
ReclassifiedAuxiliary cruiser, 1939
Nickname(s)
  • HSK-6
  • Schiff 23
  • Raider J
FateScuttled in the South Atlantic, 27 September 1942
General characteristics
Tonnage4,778 GRT
Displacement11,000 tons
Length134 m (440 ft)
Beam17.3 m (57 ft)
Draught7.2 m (24 ft)
Propulsion1 × 7-cylinder diesel engine, 3,750 hp (2,796 kW)
Speed14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Range50,000 nmi (93,000 km; 58,000 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Endurance173 days
Complement324
Armament
  • 6 × 15 cm (5.9 in) SK L/45
  • 1 × 75 mm (3 in) L/35 gun
  • 1 × twin 3.7 cm (1.5 in) SK C/30
  • 4 × single 2 cm (0.79 in) C/30 guns
  • 2 × submerged 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes
Aircraft carried2 × Arado Ar 231 floatplanes

Stier (HSK 6) was an auxiliary cruiser of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. Her Kriegsmarine designation was Schiff 23, to the Royal Navy she was Raider J.

The name Stier means "bull" and also represents the Taurus constellation in the German language. She was the last German raider to break out into the Atlantic in World War II.

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