RN Armed Merchant Cruisers and KM commerce raiders

[leyreynolds]

Any suggestions please for references with drawings for these two types.

[EwenS]

On 29/08/2022 at 10:43, leyreynolds said:

Any suggestions please for references with drawings for these two types.

The problem is the number of ships falling under these two "types". All were converted from existing merchantmen.

 

No two KM Hilfskreuzer were the same.

http://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck_class/hilfskreuzer/hilfskreuzer_menu.html

 

It is even worse for the British AMC. 55 conversions. Ships varing from 6,200 tons (Bulolo) to 22,600 tons (Queen of Bermuda). Armament began generally as 4 to 9x6" and 2x3" AA but then changed over time. Some began to be withdrawn for other uses from early 1941 with the last not until Spring 1944. And over that time the appearance of individual ships changed. I think the largest reasonably homogeneous group might be the 3 Canadian Princes (Prince Henry, Prince David & Prince Robert)

[leyreynolds]

Yes I realise it's a complicated story. Every man and his dog seems to have dwgs of Kormorant, Jervis Bay and Rawalpindi but not much else. I guess I was hoping for a book or site devoted to either RN and/or KM ships.

[Our Ned]

For British and Commonwealth ships, try Richard Osborne et al Armed Merchant Cruisers 1878-1945 (Windsor: World Ship Society 2007) ‐ lots of information and photos, but few plans (and no detailed ones).

[leyreynolds]

30 minutes ago, Our Ned said:

For British and Commonwealth ships, try Richard Osborne et al Armed Merchant Cruisers 1878-1945 (Windsor: World Ship Society 2007) ‐ lots of information and photos, but few plans (and no detailed ones).

Thanks.

[Francis Macnaughton]

There are plans for the German Pinguin at:

 

http://dreadnoughtproject.org/plans/KM_Pinguin_1939/