Norm, those fellows didn't even know what dirt and grime was until they had spent some time in the bush with Lettow-Vorbeck's crowd.

Well, That is downright interesting. Another thing for me to dig into on the net. I am quite interested in how, if at all, they were able to utilize deck guns in guerilla [sic] warfare. The ammo would be a logistic nightmare that maybe only German ingenuity could manipulate.

I must add, however, that my brother, Machinist Mate 2nd class (he actually made 1st class--twice) in WWII got his hands dirty often on his ship--specially on Dec 9th '41 and for some time there after as his repair ship arrived in Pearl Harbor.

Hi George, The surviving members of the Köenigsberg's crew did, in fact, serve with von Lettow-Vorbeck for the remainder of the war. They were presumably armed with the 50 or so P04's that were allocated to the Köenigsberg. There have been several books written about their adventures and they are well worth chasing down. Here's a short summary from Wikipedia.
Best regards, Norm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Rufiji_Delta