by David Tagg
Member 08-Apr-1988 to 20-May-2010
Build Type: Kit→ Wilhelmshaven
Country: Germany
Era: 1914-1945
Length Range: 400-800 feet (122-244m)
Model Material: Paper
Model Type: Static
Propulsion Type:
- Fuel→ Diesel/Fuel Oil
- Engine→ Internal Combustion
- Impeller→ Propeller
Scale:
- 1:250
- 1:43.5
Subject Type: Vessel→ Naval and Privateer→ Steel Navy→ Cruiser→ Auxiliary Cruiser
About the Vessel
In this image, Stier is the vessel in foreground.
Stier was a German auxiliary cruiser of World War II. Her Kriegsmarine designation was Schiff 23 and to the [glossary_exclude]Royal[/glossary_exclude] Navy she was Raider J.
The name Stier means “bull”, and 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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