Stier

HSK6 Stier

(Neptun 1023)

Class: Schiff 23
Displacement: 4,778 tons
Dimensions: 408 x 56 x 21 ft.
Machinery: 1-shaft diesels, B.H.P. 3,750 = 14 knots
Armament: 6-5.9 in., 2-37 mm. A.A., 4-20 mm. A.A. guns; 2-21 in. T.T.(submerged); 2 aircraft
Complement: 324

Notes: Built as Cairo for Atlas Levante Line. Sailed from Rotterdam 12 May 1942, the last German raider to depart. In a voyage of 139 days she sank four ships for a total of 29,046 tons. However, in her last engagement, 27 Sep 1942, the American Liberty Ship Stephen Hopkins, carrying only one 4 in. gun, fought so fiercely, that Stier caught fire, was abandoned, and sank along with her victim.