The Italian ship Ramb I was a pre-war "banana boat" converted to an auxiliary cruiser in World War II. Ramb I operated as an armed merchant in the Red Sea and was ordered to sail to Japan after the fa
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Italian ship Ramb I sinking in 1941
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Merchant raiders are armed commerce raiding ships that disguise themselves as non-combatant merchant vessels.
Italian auxiliary cruiser Ramb I
…Builder Ansaldo, Genoa Yard number 308 Laid down October 29, 1936 Launched July 22, 1937 Commissioned December 6, 1937 (as a merchant) Reclassified Auxiliary cruiser, June 9, 1940 Identification Italy official number 2176 Call sign ICHM Fate Sunk by HMNZS Leander, 27 February 1941 General characteristics Type…
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