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Count Felix von Luckner: Index of Ahoy's articles and correspondence

Count Felix von Luckner known as the Sea Devil, captained Seeadler, a sailing vessel carrying an auxiliary engine, and fitted out as an Armed Merchant Raider in World War 1. He was a dashing character with a great imagination, who fought his enemy both with flair and fairness. He claimed never to have harmed anyone purposely.

On Ahoy, I have covered his wartime activities in my : Marauders of the Sea. German Armed Merchant Ships During World War 1.

Since its publication, the wily Count and his exploits have drawn more comment from people around the world than any other item on our site that I have written about. So much so, that Terry Kearns, my Web Master and myself, have decided to feature these comments on Ahoy. Mac's Web Log as a Main Feature, under the Key word Luckner.

We always welcome both comments and any questions you may care to pose, although we never claim infallability, every endeavour is made to provide an accurate and cogent response.

Enjoy.
Terry and Mac.

Felix Count von Luckner Society - Halle, Germany

Articles and pictures from Mac's Log.

Tid-bits from the book, Cruise of the Sea Eagle, by Blaine Pardoe
12 February 2005

A few things have been brought to the surface as a result of access to archival resources around the world, adding to what we know about Count von Luckner and the Seeadler. Thanks to declassified US Navy material in the US National Archives, the resources of the New Zealand National Archives, the National Archives of the United Kingdom, the Bundersarchiv/Militararchiv and Deutsches Schiffahrtsmuseum in Germany, and the Mariner’s Museum in Newport News VA; and a wide range of other sources – we’re finally getting a real and more accurate picture of the events concerning the Seeadler and her epic cruise.

A Brief History of the Ship's Figurehead
10 January 2005

Although a modern definition uses terms such as: "A carving, usually a bust or full length figure at a ship's prow." ( The Illustrated Oxford Dictionary ) or: "A sculptured image decorating the stemhead of a ship." ( Encyclopedia Americana ) This type of artform dates back much much further in time.

Figurehead from Wreck of Seeadler removed by Australian Sailors at Mopelia Island in 1917
30 October 2004

A Henry Cooper approached me about his Father who served in HMAS Encounter as an Ordinary Seaman in 1917. This ship searched the wreck of Count Felix Luckner's Seeadler at Mopelia Island in September of 1917.

Bibliography for Count Felix von Luckner
08 March 2004

Marauders of the Sea, German Armed Merchant Raiders During World War I
10 February 2004

This vessel was the only sailing ship to be used as an Armed Merchant Raider, she carried a great deal of mystique that could be owed to her flamboyant Commanding Officer, Felix Graf von Luckner, also known as The Sea Devil. Should you enter into a discussion of this era with anyone with but a passing knowledge of these Raiders, it will always be von Luckner, who is remembered, and spoken about.

Seeadler postcards and von Luckner's signature
10 January 2004

Count Felix von Luckner: Index of Ahoy's articles and correspondence
07 January 2004

Marauders of the Sea, German Armed Merchant Raiders During World War I
13 November 2002