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Technical data and/or diagram of KMS Coronel. |
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An overview of the tactics used by the raiders that led to their enormous success. |
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The auxiliary cruiser Coronel in the Baltic at the end of her working-up period. |
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The Coronel was the last German auxiliary cruiser to try
to break through the Channel in February 1943. Bomb damages prevented
her from leaving Europe. She was later converted into a nightfighter
control ship for the Luftwaffe. Note the large disk-shaped antenna
towards the stern of the ship. |