leyreynolds Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 Any suggestions please for references with drawings for these two types. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EwenS Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 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 Some began to be withdrawn for other uses from early 1941 with the last not until Spring 1944.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) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leyreynolds Posted August 30, 2022 Author Share Posted August 30, 2022 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Our Ned Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 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). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leyreynolds Posted August 31, 2022 Author Share Posted August 31, 2022 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Macnaughton Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 There are plans for the German Pinguin at: http://dreadnoughtproject.org/plans/KM_Pinguin_1939/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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