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 Stier under way.
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| History | |
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 Germany | |
| Owner | Atlas Levant Line |
| Builder | Germaniawerft |
| Launched | 1936 |
| Christened | Cairo |
| Fate | Requisitioned by Kriegsmarine, 1939 |
 Nazi Germany | |
| Name | Stier |
| Namesake | Taurus |
| Operator | Kriegsmarine |
| Yard number | 6 |
| Recommissioned | 10 May 1942 |
| Renamed | Stier, 1939 |
| Reclassified | Auxiliary cruiser, 1939 |
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| Fate | Scuttled in the South Atlantic, 27 September 1942 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 4,778 GRT |
| Displacement | 11,000 tons |
| Length | 134 m (440 ft) |
| Beam | 17.3 m (57 ft) |
| Draught | 7.2 m (24 ft) |
| Propulsion | 1 × 7-cylinder diesel engine, 3,750 hp (2,796 kW) |
| Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Range | 50,000 nmi (93,000 km; 58,000 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Endurance | 173 days |
| Complement | 324 |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 2 × Arado Ar 231 floatplanes |
Stier (HSK 6) was an auxiliary cruiser of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. Her Kriegsmarine designation was Schiff 23, to the Royal Navy she was Raider J.
The name Stier means "bull" and also represents the Taurus constellation in the German language. She was the last German raider to break out into the Atlantic in World War II.