| Career (Norway) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Pol IX |
| Builder: | Smiths Dock Company , Middlesbrough |
| Launched: | 1937 |
| Captured: | by the Germans on 14 January 1941 |
| Career (Nazi Germany) | |
| Name: | Adjutant |
| Acquired: | 1 January 1941 |
The Adjutant was a Nazi Germany auxiliary raider which served as a commerce raider in World War II.
Built as the Norwegian whaler Pol IX, she was captured on 14 January 1941 by the German auxiliary cruiser Pinguin. She was renamed Adjutant and used as a commerce raider. Captained by Adjutant Hemmer and used as a scout. She then was used as a minelayer in the South Atlantic and Indian Ocean. She was scuttled on 1 July 1941 by the German auxiliary cruiser Komet after suffering engine trouble off the Chatham Islands.