Alexander diary, 1917-1918 / Roy Alexander - Page 19
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[Page 19]
Sun 3rd June 1917
The story told by those on board here of the raider's work is rather interesting.
She is the auxiliary cruiser "Wolf" disguised cleverly as a merchantman. She was in pre-war days the "Wachtfels" of the Hansa line, Bremen, & is a vessel of 7000 or 8000 tons. Speed at most 12 or 13 knots.
Armament. 2 5.9 guns under foc'sl head.
2 5.9s forward well deck
2 " after " "
1 " on poop
Broadside of 5. 5.9s.
4 torpedo tubes (2 in each well-deck)
Several 12 pounders at various points.
Machine guns & large quantity of rifles & revolvers.
She left Kiel on 30th Nov. 1917 (two days after the "Moewe".)
[Note in margin] 16th Jan. 1917
Proceeded straight down Atlantic to Capetown, laid a mine-field there (she left Germany with 500 mines in nos 3 & 4 holds) and then