▁Cr us ader . ▁She ▁was ▁bom bed ▁and ▁s unk ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁ ▁Description ▁The ▁ship ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁by ▁Atlas ▁Werke ▁AG , ▁Bre men . ▁▁ ▁The ▁ship ▁was ▁ ▁long , ▁with ▁a ▁beam ▁of ▁. ▁She ▁had ▁a ▁depth ▁of ▁. ▁She ▁was ▁ass essed ▁at ▁. ▁ ▁The ▁ship ▁was ▁prop elled ▁by ▁a ▁triple ▁expansion ▁steam ▁engine . ▁ ▁History ▁Le ander ▁was ▁built ▁for ▁Ne pt un ▁Line , ▁Bre men . ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁February ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁she ▁caught ▁fire ▁off ▁Dom es na es , ▁Lat via ▁and ▁was ▁abandoned ▁by ▁her ▁crew . ▁ ▁When ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁broke ▁out , ▁she ▁was ▁in ▁port ▁at ▁V igo , ▁Spain . ▁Unable ▁to ▁get ▁food , ▁she ▁attempted ▁to ▁reach ▁Germany ▁dis gu ised ▁as ▁a ▁Soviet ▁merchant ▁ship . ▁On ▁ 9 ▁November ▁the ▁British ▁destroy er ▁ ▁captured ▁her ▁off ▁V igo . ▁Her ▁captain ▁attempted ▁to ▁sc utt le ▁Le ander , ▁but ▁was ▁for ci b ly ▁prevent ed ▁from ▁doing ▁so ▁by ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁her ▁crew . ▁Le ander ▁was ▁esc orted ▁into ▁Fal mouth , ▁Corn wall , ▁arriv ing ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁November . ▁ ▁Le ander ▁was ▁declared ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁prize ▁of ▁war . ▁She ▁was ▁passed ▁to ▁the ▁Mo WT ▁and ▁renamed ▁Empire ▁Cr us ader . ▁She ▁was ▁ass essed ▁as ▁. ▁She ▁appears