▁ships ▁( sur face ▁ra iders ) ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁K orm or an , ▁Or ion ▁and ▁K omet , ▁for ▁a ▁time ▁dis gu ised ▁as ▁a ▁Japanese ▁merchant ▁ship ▁Tokyo ▁Mar u . ▁ ▁K ul mer land ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁at ▁Deutsche ▁Wer ft , ▁Hamburg , ▁for ▁the ▁Hamburg ▁America ▁Line , ▁operating ▁on ▁the ▁North ▁Atlantic ▁route . ▁ ▁After ▁her ▁operations ▁in ▁the ▁Pacific ▁she ▁returned ▁to ▁Europe ▁via ▁the ▁Cape ▁of ▁Good ▁Hope , ▁arriv ing ▁at ▁N antes ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁but ▁was ▁tra pped ▁there . ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁she ▁was ▁dam aged ▁during ▁an ▁air ▁ra id . ▁The ▁ship ▁was ▁sc utt led ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁during ▁the ▁German ▁retre at . ▁She ▁was ▁ref lo ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁but ▁further ▁rep airs ▁were ▁abandoned . ▁She ▁was ▁eventually ▁to wed ▁to ▁Brit on ▁Fer ry , ▁Wales , ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁for ▁scra pping . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁The ▁supply ▁ship ▁K ul mer land ▁Ph oto ▁German ▁Ra iders ▁in ▁the ▁Pacific : ▁The ▁K omet ▁En ters ▁the ▁Pacific ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 2 8 ▁ships ▁Category : Sh ips ▁built ▁in ▁Hamburg ▁Category : Sh ips ▁of ▁the ▁Hamburg ▁America ▁Line ▁Category : World ▁War ▁II ▁auxili ary ▁ships ▁of ▁Germany <0x0A> </s> ▁In ▁the ▁Battle