S y n o p s i s
  
 
==========
  
Of the Ships Taken by Auxiliary Cruiser "PINGUIN"
 
in the period from 31.07. to 6.12.1940
  
 
 
Serial
Date
Ship Name
Size in
Value of the
Value of the
Total Value
Prisoners
Cannons
No.
GRT
Ships:
Cargo:
in RM
1
31.07.
DOMINGO DE LARRINAGA
5,358
1,500000
2,000000
3,500000
31
1 - 10.2 cm
2
28.08.
PILEFJELL
7,616
1,800000
2,000000
3,800000
32
- / / -
3
27.08.
BRITISH COMMANDER
6,901
2,000000
Empty
2,000000
46
1 - 10.2 cm
1 - 7.6 cm
4
27.08.
MORVIKEN
5,008
3,000000
Empty
3,000000
35
- / / -
5
12.09.
BENAVON
5,872
1,500000
5,200000
6,700000
27
1 - 10.2 cm
1 - 7.6 cm
6
16.09.
NORDVARD
4,111
1,200000
1,500000
2,700000
29
- / / -
7
07.10.
STORSTAD
8,998
2,000000
1,000000
3,000000
36
- / / -
8
17.11.
NOWSHERA
7,920
2,000000
3,000000
5,000000
113
1 - 10.2 cm, 1 MG
9
20.11.
MAIMOA
10,123
2,500000
7,000000
9,500000
87
1 - 10.2 cm, 1 MG
10
21.11.
PORT BRISBANE
8,739
2,500000
8,000000
1,050000
61
2 - 15 cm
1 8.8.cm Anti-aircraft
11
30.11.
PORT WELLINGTON
8,301
2,500000
5,500000
8,000000
89
2 - 15 cm
 
1 8.8.cm Anti-aircraft
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Total:
78,947
22,500000
35,000000
57,000000
586
13
   
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Notes:
              
1) As value of the ships the estimated peacetime insurance value is given, the peacetime price of the ship is 6 -8 times higher, and the war price is correspondingly higher.
2) 
The estimated peace market price is assumed to be the value of the cargo.  In war the price is correspondingly higher.
   
 
     
 
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1.   
  
 
====
  
     
Steamer
" D O M I N G O    DE    L A R R I N A G A "
 
=================================
  
     
 
Captured and sunk on 31 July 1940
at Latitude: 5°27'S    Longitude: 18°21'W
   
Size:
5358 GRT
   
Coal fired
   
Speed:
10.5 knots
   
Construction year:
1929
   
Home port:
Liverpool
   
Crew:
38 men, of these 31 men taken prisoner
   
Armament:
1 - 10.2 cm
   
   
Cargo:
7500 tons of grain
   
   
Value of the ship:
1,500,000 RM
Value of the cargo: 2,000,000 RM
   
Departure port:
Bahia Blanca
   
Destination port
Freetown - Newcastle (England)
 
     
     
     
     
 
     
     
 
2.   
  
 
====
  
     
Tanker
"  F  I  L  E  F  J  E  L  L  "
 
======================
  
     
 
Taken on 26 August 1940, sunk 28 August 1940.
at Latitude: 30°21'S    Longitude: 47°10'E
   
Size:
7616 GRT
   
Motor ship
   
Speed:
10.5 knots
   
Construction year:
1930
   
Home port:
Oslo
   
Crew:
31 men
   
Armament:
None
   
   
Cargo:
10000 tons gasoline
   
   
Value of the ship:
1,800,000 RM
   
Value of the cargo: 2,000,000 RM
   
Departure port:
Abadan
   
Destination port
Capetown - Landsend
 
     
     
     
     
 
     
     
 
3.   
  
 
====
  
     
Tanker
"  B R I T I S H    C O M M A N D E R "
 
===============================
  
     
 
Captured and sunk on 27 August 1940
at Latitude: 29°30'S    Longitude: 46°06'E
   
Size:
6901 GRT
   
Oil fired
   
Speed:
11 knots
   
Construction year:
1922
   
Home port:
London
   
Crew:
46 men
   
Armament:
1 10.2 cm
1 - 7.6 cm anti-aircraft
  Control platform and range finder
  Bow protection gear with 4 Otters.
   
Cargo:
Empty
   
   
Value of the ship:
2,000,000 RM
   
Value of the cargo: - - / / - -
   
Departure port:
Falmouth - Capetown
   
Destination port
Abadan
 
     
     
     
     
 
     
     
 
4.   
  
 
====
  
     
Motor ship
"  M O R V I K E N "
 
=========================
  
     
 
Captured and sunk on 27 August 1940
at Latitude: 30°08'S    Longitude: 46°15'E
   
Size:
5008 GRT
   
Oil fired
   
Speed:
14 knots
   
Construction year:
1938
   
Home port:
Bergen
   
Crew:
35 men
   
Armament:
None
   
   
Cargo:
None
   
   
Value of the ship:
3,000,000 RM
   
Value of the cargo: - / / -
   
Departure port:
Capetown
   
Destination port
Calkutta
 
     
     
     
     
 
     
     
 
5.   
  
 
====
  
     
Motor ship
"  B E N A V O N "
 
=======================
  
     
 
Captured and sunk on 12 September 1940
at Latitude: 25°20'S    Longitude: 52°17'E
   
Size:
5872 GRT
   
Coal fired
   
Speed:
12 knots
   
Construction year:
1930
   
Home port:
Leith
   
Crew:
49 men, of these 25 men taken prisoner
   
Armament:
1 10.2 cm
 
1 - 7.6 cm
   
   
Cargo:
5500 tons rubber
1500 tons hemp
1300 tons wood
   
   
Value of the ship:
1,500,000 RM
   
Value of the cargo: 5,200,000 RM
   
Departure port:
Manila - Singapore
   
Destination port
Durban - London
 
     
     
     
     
 
     
     
 
6.   
  
 
====
  
     
Motor ship
"  N O R V A R D "
 
=====================
  
     
 
Captured and sunk on 16 September 1940 and as prize released to the homeland on 19 September 1940
at Latitude: 29°01'S    Longitude: 71°26'E
   
Size:
4111 GRT
   
Motor ship
   
Speed:
10.5 knots
   
Construction year:
1925
   
Home port:
Oslo
   
Crew:
29 men
   
Armament:
None
   
   
Cargo:
7187 tons wheat in sacks
   
   
Value of the ship:
1,200,000 RM
   
Value of the cargo: 1,500,000 RM
   
Departure port:
Bunbury (Australia)
   
Destination port
Port Elizabeth (South Africa)
 
     
     
     
     
 
     
     
 
7.   
  
 
====
  
     
Tanker
"  S T O R S T A D "
 
=====================
  
     
 
Captured and sunk on 7 October 1940 at 15°07'S 107°50'E
and released to the homeland on 7 December 1940 as prize.
   
Size:
8998 GRT
   
Motor ship
   
Speed:
10.5 knots
   
Construction year:
1926
   
Home port:
Oslo
   
Crew:
36 men
   
Armament:
None
   
   
Cargo:
12000 tons diesel oil
  500 tons bunker oil
   
   
Value of the ship:
2,000,000 RM
   
Value of the cargo: 1,000,000 RM
   
Departure port:
Miri and Sarawak (Borneo)
   
Destination port
Melbourne, Adelaide, Port Pirie
 
     
     
     
     
 
     
     
 
8.   
  
 
====
  
     
Steamer
"  N O W S H E R A "
 
=====================
  
     
 
Captured and sunk on 17/18 November 1940
at Latitude: 31°00'S       Longitude: 100°51'E
   
Size:
7920 GRT
   
Coal fired
   
Speed:
12 - 13.5 knots
   
Construction year:
1919
   
Home port:
Glasgow
   
Crew:
113 men
   
Armament:
1 - 10.2 cm
  1 - MG
  Bow protection gear with 4 Otters
  Splinter protection on the bridge and before the radio shack
   
   
Cargo:
4000 tons zinc ore
  3000 tons grain
  2000 tons wool
   
   
Value of the ship:
2,000,000 RM
   
Value of the cargo: 3,000,000 RM
   
Departure port:
Adelaide
   
Destination port
Durban - England
 
     
     
     
     
 
     
     
 
9.   
  
 
====
  
     
Steamer
"  M A I M O A "
 
===================
  
     
 
Captured and sunk on 20 November 1940
at Latitude: 32°14'S       Longitude: 100°56'E
   
Size:
10123 GRT
   
Coal fired
   
Speed:
11 - 13 knots
   
Construction year:
1920
   
Home port:
Southampton
   
Crew:
87 men
   
Armament:
1 - 10.2 cm
  1 - MG
  Splinter protection on the bridge and before the radio shack
  Bow protection gear with 4 Otters.
   
   
Cargo:
5000 tons meat
  1500 tons grain
  1500 tons lard and butter
  100 tons piece goods
  17000 boxes of eggs
   
   
Value of the ship:
2,500,000 RM
   
Value of the cargo: 7,000,000 RM
   
Departure port:
Freemantle
   
Destination port
Durban - England
 
     
     
     
     
 
     
     
 
10.   
  
 
====
  
     
Steamer
"  P O R T    B R I S B A N E "
 
=========================
  
     
 
Captured and sunk on 21 November 1940
at Latitude: 29°29'S       Longitude: 95°35'E
   
Size:
8739 GRT
   
Coal fired
   
Speed:
13 - 14 knots
   
Construction year:
1923
   
Home port:
London
   
Crew:
89 men, of there 61 men taken prisoner (among them 1 man and 1 woman passenger)
   
Armament:
2 - 15 cm
  1 - 8.8 cm anti-aircraft
  Splinter protection on the bridge and before the radio shack
  Bow protection gear with 4 Otters.
   
   
Cargo:
5000 tons meat, butter and cheese
  3000 tons wool and grain
   
   
Value of the ship:
2,500,000 RM
   
Value of the cargo: 8,000,000 RM
   
Departure port:
Adelaide
   
Destination port
Durban - England
 
     
     
     
     
 
     
     
 
11.   
  
 
====
  
     
Steamer
"  P O R T    W E L L I N G T O N "
 
=============================
  
     
 
Captured and sunk on 30 November 1940 / 1 December 1940
at Latitude: 31°10.5'S       Longitude: 70°37'E
   
Size:
8301 GRT
   
Coal fired
   
Speed:
13 - 14 knots
   
Construction year:
1924
   
Home port:
London
   
Crew:
89 men (among them 1 man and  women as passengers)
   
Armament:
2 - 15 cm
  1 - 8.8 cm anti-aircraft
  Splinter protection on the bridge and before the radio shack.  Bow protection gear with 4 Otters.
   
   
Cargo:
3000 tons meat
  1750 tons steel
  700 tons wheat
  400 tons eggs
  500 tons wool
  450 tons butter
  440 tons lard
   
   
Value of the ship:
2,500,000 RM
   
Value of the cargo: 5,500,000 RM
   
Departure port:
Adelaide
   
Destination port
Durban - England