Merchant raider
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Merchant raiders are armed commerce raiding ships that disguise themselves as non-combatant merchant vessels.
RMS Carmania sinking SMS Cap Trafalgar near the Brazilian islands of Trindade, 14 September 1914
SMS Cap Trafalgar
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SS Cap Trafalgar was a German ocean liner launched in 1913 for Hamburg Süd. In 1914, she was converted for use as an auxiliary cruiser during World War I. She was sunk in action with HMS Carmania, als
Merchant raider
…were larger than the German merchant raiders, were used as convoy escorts and did not disguise themselves. The British AMC Carmania sank the German SMS Cap Trafalgar which had been altered to look more like the Carmania. During World War I, the British Royal Navy deployed Q-ships to combat German U-boats. Q-ships…
Cap Trafalgar
Cap Trafalgar and Eber in Trindade
The Carmania