Two ships have been known as SMS ''Cormoran'':
*, an unprotected cruiser built by the German
Kaiserliche Marine
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The adjective ''kaiserlich'' means "imperial" and was used in the German-speaking countries to refer to those institutions and establishments over which the ''Kaiser'' ("emperor") had immediate personal power of control.
The term wa ...
*, a Russian transport ship captured by the German raider and commissioned as an auxiliary cruiser during
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
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German Navy ship names