Stier 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.
Stier under way.
Stier sinking an allied merchant ship.
Stier possibly showing battle damage during battle with Stephen Hopkins (speculation based on picture contents).
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Liberty ships are a class of cargo ship built in the United States during World War II under the Emergency Shipbuilding Program. Although British in concept, the design was adopted by the United State
German auxiliary cruiser Stier
…During her operation the Stier sank four ships, totalling 29,409 tons (GRT). On 27 September 1942 Stier encountered the American Liberty ship Stephen Hopkins en route from Cape Town to Paramaribo. Closing in foggy conditions, the two ships sighted each other around 08:52 AM at a distance of…
SS Jeremiah O'Brien, one of the four surviving Liberty ships, photographed in 2022
A colored diagram of compartments on a Liberty ship, from the right side, front to the right Machinery spaces Command and control Liquid stores Dry cargo Engine room Misc Dry stores Habitation
140-ton vertical triple expansion steam engine of the type used to power World War II Liberty ships, assembled for testing before delivery
Engine room (model cutaway)