BUILT BY GERMANIAWERFT IN 1936 AS THE FREIGHTER CAIRO, SHE WAS OPERATED BY THE ATLAS LEVANT LINE (ALL) UNTIL BEING REQUISITIONED FOR KRIEGSMARINE SERVICES IN NOVEMBER 1939. AFTER MERCHANT WARFARE OPERATIONS IN THE BALTIC SEA, SHE WAS CONVERTED INTO A MINE LAYER AND WAS PLANNED TO BE USED DURING...