German auxiliary cruiser Pinguin
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The Pinguin was a German auxiliary cruiser which served as a commerce raider in World War II. The Pinguin was known to the Kriegsmarine as Schiff 33, and designated HSK 5. The most successful commerce raider of the war, she was known to the... Wikipedia
Launched: November 12, 1936
Builder: AG Weser
Aircraft carried: 2 × Heinkel He 114 B early; 1 × Arado Ar 196 A-1 later
Displacement: 17,600 long tons (17,882 t)