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The German auxiliary cruiser ''Atlantis'' (HSK 2), known to the ''Kriegsmarine'' as Schiff 16 and to the Royal Navy as Raider-C, was a converted German ''Hilfskreuzer'' (auxiliary cruiser), or merchant or commerce raider) of the ''Kriegsmarine'', which, in World War II, travelled more than in 602 days, and sank or captured 22 ships totaling . ''Atlantis'' was sunk on 22 November 1941 by the British cruiser . She was commanded by ''Kapitän zur See'' Bernhard Rogge, who received the Oak Leaves to the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Commerce raiders do not seek to engage warships, but rather attack enemy merchant shipping; the measures of success are tonnage destroyed (or captured) and time spent at large. ''Atlantis'' was second only to in tonnage destroyed, and had the longest raiding career of any German commerce raider in either world war. She had a significant effect on the war in the Far East as a result of her capture of highly significant secret documents from . A version of the story of ''Atlantis'' is told in the film ''Under Ten Flags'' with Van Heflin appearing as Captain Rogge. ==Early history== Built by Bremer Vulkan in 1937,〔 she began her career as the cargo ship ''Goldenfels'', owned and operated by DDG Hansa, Bremen. ''Goldenfels'' was powered by two 12-cylinder Single Cycle Double Action diesel engines, built by Bremer Vulkan. She was allocated the Code Letters DOTP.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=LLOYD'S REGISTER, STEAMERS AND MOTORSHIPS )〕 In late 1939 she was requisitioned by the ''Kriegsmarine'' and converted into a warship by DeSchiMAG, Bremen. In November 1939, she was commissioned as the commerce raider ''Atlantis''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「German auxiliary cruiser Atlantis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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