SMS Cormoran

SMS Cormoran or SMS Cormoran II was a German armed merchant raider that was originally a German-built Russian merchant vessel named Ryazan. The ship was active in the Pacific Ocean during World War I.
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  • Type: Scuba diving
  • Description: Russian-German armed merchantman
  • Also known as: “SMS Comoran II”, “SS Rjasan”, “SS Rjäsan”, and “SS Ryazan”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tokai Maru and Orote Field.

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was a Japanese passenger-cargo ship built by the shipyard that was sunk in , , in 1943, during World War II.

Aerodrome
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is a former air base in the of built by the Empire of Japan with Chamorro forced labor during the Japanese occupation of Guam. is situated 2 miles southwest of SMS Cormoran.

Cemetery
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The is a historic cemetery at the junction of Sumay Drive and Guam Highway 1 on the grounds of , located on the west side of the United States territory of . is situated 1½ miles south of SMS Cormoran.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Asan and Hågat.

Village
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is a community and census-designated place along the western coast of the U.S. territory of . , along with Maina and Nimitz Hill Annex, are the three communities in the village of Asan-Maina. is situated 4½ miles east of SMS Cormoran.

Village
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is a village in the United States territory of . It is located south of on the island's western shore. The village's population has decreased since the island's 2010 census. is situated 5 miles south of SMS Cormoran.

SMS Cormoran

Latitude
13.4593° or 13° 27′ 34″ north
Longitude
144.65445° or 144° 39′ 16″ east
Open location code
7R56FM53+PQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6515042462
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­wreck
Open­Street­Map feature
sport=­scuba_diving
Wiki­data ID
Q326616
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Satellite Map

Discover SMS Cormoran from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Spanish—“SMS Cormoran” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Корморан (кораб, 1909)”
  • Bulgarian: “Корморан”
  • Chinese: “科尔莫朗号巡洋舰”
  • Chinese: “科爾莫朗號巡洋艦”
  • Chinese: “科莫兰号辅助巡洋舰”
  • Chinese: “科莫蘭號輔助巡洋艦”
  • Chinese: “鸬鹚号辅助巡洋舰”
  • Chinese: “鸕鶿號輔助巡洋艦”
  • Dutch: “SMS Cormoran”
  • French: “SMS Cormoran”
  • German: “Cormoran”
  • German: “Rjäsan”
  • German: “SMS Cormoran”
  • Hungarian: “SMS Cormoran (1909)”
  • Hungarian: “SMS Cormoran”
  • Irish: “SMS Cormoran”
  • Italian: “SMS Cormoran”
  • Italian: “SMS Kormoran”
  • Japanese: “コルモラン (仮装巡洋艦・初代)”
  • Persian: “اس‌ام‌اس کرموران (۱۹۰۹)”
  • Persian: “اس‌ام‌اس کرموران”
  • Russian: “Корморан”
  • Spanish: “SMS Cormoran II”
  • Spanish: “SMS Cormoran”
  • Spanish: “SS Riazan”
  • Spanish: “SS Riazán”
  • Spanish: “SS Rjasan”
  • Spanish: “SS Rjäsan”
  • Spanish: “SS Ryazan”
  • “SMS Comoran II”
  • “SMS Cormoran”
  • “SS Rjasan”
  • “SS Rjäsan”
  • “SS Ryazan”

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