 Widder's sister ship Nordmark
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Germany | |
| Name | Neumark |
| Namesake | Neumark |
| Owner | HAPAG |
| Port of registry | Hamburg |
| Builder | Howaldtswerke, Kiel |
| Yard number | 695 |
| Launched | 21 December 1929 |
| Completed | 1930 |
| Fate | Requisitioned 1939 |
 Nazi Germany | |
| Namesake | Aries |
| Operator | Kriegsmarine |
| Builder | Blohm+Voss |
| Yard number | 3 |
| Acquired | 1939 |
| Commissioned | 9 December 1939 |
| Decommissioned | 1941 |
| Renamed |
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| Reclassified | Auxiliary cruiser, 1939 |
| Homeport | Kiel |
| Identification |
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| Fate | War reparation to the UK |
 United Kingdom | |
| Namesake | Ulysses |
| Port of registry | London |
| Acquired | circa 1945 |
| Renamed | Ulysses |
| Identification | UK official number 10773 |
| Fate | Sold 1951 |
 West Germany | |
| Namesake | Fechenheim |
| Port of registry | Bremen |
| Acquired | 1951 |
| Renamed | Fechenheim |
| Fate | Wrecked near Bergen, 1955 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | cargo ship |
| Tonnage | 7,851 GRT, 4,168 NRT |
| Displacement | 16,800 tons |
| Length |
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| Beam | 63.1 ft (19.2 m) |
| Draught | 27 ft (8.3 m) |
| Depth | 28.3 ft (8.6 m) |
| Decks | 2 |
| Installed power | 6,200 hp (4,600 kW) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Range | 34,000 nmi (63,000 km; 39,000 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Endurance | 141 days |
| Complement | 364 |
| Sensors and processing systems | wireless direction finding |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 2 × Heinkel He 114B |
Widder (HSK 3) was an auxiliary cruiser (Hilfskreuzer) of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine that was used as a merchant raider in the Second World War. Her Kriegsmarine designation was Schiff 21, to the Royal Navy she was Raider D. The name Widder (Ram) represents the constellation Aries in German.