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Sketch, Georg Rosenkranz, Sinking of HSK Pinguin, 1941/2
... Sinking of HSK Pinguin......HSK Pinguin...Sketched by Georg Rosenkranz of HSK Pinguin a German auxiliary cruiser active during World War II.
...The sinking of the "HSK Pinguin" by the British cruiser 'Cornwall"...Sketched by Georg Rosenkranz of HSK Pinguin a German auxiliary cruiser active during World War II.
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Sketched by Georg Rosenkranz of HSK Pinguin a German auxiliary cruiser active during World War II.
HSK Pinguin was sunk on 8 May 1941 by the British heavy cruiser HMS Cornwall. She was the first auxiliary cruiser of the Kriegsmarine to suffer this fate. Pinguin exploded when the mines stored on board were hit and detonated; 332 members of the crew and about 200 of the prisoners were killed. Cornwall rescued 60 crew members and 22 prisoners who had been taken from the 28 merchant ships the raider had sunk or captured.Sketch of naval guns. The sinking of the "HSK Pinguin" by the British cruiser 'Cornwall"graytown pow camp, georg rosenkranz, illustrations, sketch, hsk pinguin, cornwall
